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Re:Reddit CEO Cracks Down on Abusive Content to Protect User... by chadgeidel on Friday November 17, 2017 @09:55AM (#15722373)
I don't see why it's not an endorsement. Money changed hands. The content of reddit's many forums is well known. No one is blind to this.

"I didn't give the killer money for a knife, I bought him lunch!"

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Re:Reddit CEO Cracks Down on Abusive Content to Protect User... by MBCook on Friday November 17, 2017 @10:05AM (#15722468)
It’s an endorsement of content on TV (see Sean Hannity). It’s an endorsement of content on radio (Dr. Laura lost her show because of it).

Why would anyone think the internet is different? Complaining to advertisers has been very effective for a long time.

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Re:Reddit CEO Cracks Down on Abusive Content to Protect User... by sintaxi on Friday November 17, 2017 @10:10AM (#15722522)
In a free country you can sell a pair of sneakers to someone with different set of political beliefs if you want to. Thats what you do in a civil society.
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