Re:European Commission fines Google €2.42B for abusing domin...
by y-satellite on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @01:24PM
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It's a good way to preemptively color the reader's perception of your comment. Makes you seem more reasonable and knowledgeable when you seemingly recognize the controversial nature of what you're saying, even if it isn't actually that controversial at all. It's a commonly-seen tactic on reddit.
I take it as a way of saying "this will probably be a controversial opinion here, but..." which is totally fine.