Re:Why do I care the open web is dying?
by TeMPOraL on Tuesday December 01, 2020 @06:25AM
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Does anybody click on such articles? I'd think any subreddit I used for product recommendation would immediately delete such comment and ban the author. I'd also think content marketers would be smarter than to do that.
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Yes.
It really depends on if it looks scammy or not.
Some criteria:
1. The question asked on Reddit needs to be answered completely on Reddit — that is, without a need to click on a link.
2. The linked article need to be relevant and informative to the asked question, while also providing more relevant information than was originally asked for but might actually be desired. If all of these links to articles were instantly deleted, then it would be a disservice to the community.
3. Some subreddits are absolutely sticklers about affiliate sites, and I imagine affiliate marketers avoid them. Moderation is not easy, but it does require a balance between meeting the needs of the passive users and the content creators.