Ask HN: What was the outcome of Reddit blackout?

Re:Ask HN: What was the outcome of Reddit blackout? by nerdponx on Sunday November 26, 2023 @09:30PM (#38427409)

It's not that Reddit is faking their own stats. The conspiracy theory is that these fake users are created by various non-Reddit organizations to promote an agenda, sell stuff, gather intelligence, etc. Reddit's level of awareness and complicity is secondary.

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Re:Ask HN: What was the outcome of Reddit blackout? by kmlevitt on Sunday November 26, 2023 @10:42PM (#38427785)

Wouldn’t those same people just do the same thing everywhere on social media across the Internet though? Because if so it’s still doing well in the relative rankings.

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Re:Ask HN: What was the outcome of Reddit blackout? by nerdponx on Monday November 27, 2023 @07:52PM (#38440839)

If anything, the more popular the site, the more bots and astroturfing it would attract.

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