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Reddit, AI spam bots explore new ways to show ads in your feed

#For sale: Ads that look like legit Reddit user posts

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[–] kakes@sh.itjust.works 33 points 7 months ago (8 children)

I know it's a real problem and all, but dear lord does Lemmy in particular love that word.

[–] Dasnap@lemmy.world 22 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Enshittification has been enshittified.

[–] capital@lemmy.world 22 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Too much. Reminds me of that time not long ago where every lie was “gaslighting” all of a sudden.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 15 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] capital@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

Why you little…

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

Or how a favorable opinion is propaganda. Like, ok, we get it, you don't like that one thing. 🙄

[–] tearsintherain@leminal.space 16 points 7 months ago

It's a word that encapsulates our times very well. But I hear ya.

[–] Voytrekk@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

The word really started to become popular last year, especially regarding Twitter and Reddit.

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 7 months ago

It's a very accurate word for what is continuing to happen in this instance. This is not a bad use at all.

[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Yeah. I'm glad that people seem to have more interest in and understanding of rent seeking behaviors, but can we stop pretending this is new?

[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 7 months ago

Should we stop using a word because it describes reality too well? I see it everywhere these days, and it's an accurate descriptor.

[–] finthechat@kbin.social -1 points 7 months ago

I hate it. It's been used so much that it's lost all meaning.