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Re:Reddit’s plan to kill third-party apps sparks widespread ... by TheCapn on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @10:59AM (#36213842)
I don't think many people have much of an issue with it at the base level. Creating threads to drive engagement on hypothetical issues, made up humor/ragebait stories, etc. are pretty harmless in itself.

But when the actions are done in an attempt to trick individuals weighing financial incentives? That becomes much more murky. Had they bootstrapped these communities prior to the IPO filing? Fine. After the spotlight is on them to prove organic growth for the IPO? Murky.

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Re:Reddit’s plan to kill third-party apps sparks widespread ... by hackinthebochs on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @11:44AM (#36214600)
Fair point. I didn't realize they already filed for IPO.
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Re:Reddit’s plan to kill third-party apps sparks widespread ... by George83728 on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @12:51PM (#36215664)
> made up [...] ragebait stories [...] are pretty harmless in itself.

Strong disagree, reading such things habitually is corrosive to the mind and turns people bitter. For reddit to recommend and promote ragebait subreddits to their user is deeply unethical. And to create fraudulent ragebait content, to make people vicariously mad about something that didn't even happen, is evil on par with being a tobacco advertiser.

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