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Reddit fades from ChatGPT citations
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I mean, you're talking about Reddit, which is a brand, in this comment.
Like, people talk about things, and a lot of things have brands.
It's just a bit two-faced and dishonest for Reddit to be marketing itself to users as a platform for genuine discussion while in actuality being a marketing platform for brands.
If more Redditors realized what Reddit has become, they might be more willing to join a platform without the centralized control that enables manipulation.
fucking s&p 500 stock. What are they expecting
With enough users on the Fediverse, the astroturfing will come. It's not really inherently resistant to brand placements etc. It's just not big enough to get corporate attention.
Astroturfing will come, but the platform itself can't as easily be designed to enable it with preferential algorithms and tracking. If an instance injects ads into its frontend, users can easily switch instances or use an alternative frontend or app; if a specific instance is known to host promotional posts, it can be easily defederated or otherwise blocked.
The same cannot be said for blocking ads or tracking on Reddit, particularly for mobile users.