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/r/interestingasfuck forced open, lowers its standard of what qualifies as "interesting", gets flooded with adult content [NSFW within two clicks] (www.reddit.com)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Iron_Lynx to c/maliciouscompliance

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I think the title speaks for itself.

EDIT: UPDATE: So apparently the former r/jailbait mod that is The CEO purged the sub’s mods and forced the sub to re-reopen under the old rules.

Mission failed! We’ll get them next time!

EDIT2: aaaaaaand the sub's archived and no longer accepts new submissions. The garbage fire keeps going....

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[–] [email protected] 60 points 2 years ago (3 children)

This is epic level malicious compliance. Best way to run a SFW sub into the ground is opening it up to NSFW content.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 2 years ago (3 children)

TIL reddit cant run ads on NSFW Subreddits!

[–] Blissingg 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Realistically nothing is stopping them from doing so it’s their own policies which is kinda dumb af. All they’d have to do is prevent ads from brands that don’t want to be associated with it from showing there.

The fact they don’t show advertisements on NSFW subs/posts just tells me their advertising tools and targeting are absolutely sub par.

[–] pwnicholson 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As a professional marketer and advertiser, that's not correct.

What keeps them from doing it is that most high-dollar advertisers don't want their ads/brand appearing next to NSFW content.

It's probably more difficult for Reddit to filter out NSFW ad impressions rather than just let ads appear anywhere. But advertisers demand it, so they have to do it to get the dollars.

[–] Blissingg 9 points 2 years ago

You literally just said I was right and regurgitated everything I said in other words...You just admitted its too hard for them so their system is subpar. They can advertise it would just make less than SFW advertisements.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

that actually makes a lot of sense when i think of the banning of NSFW over API, damn, get that money spez

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Did that include the reddit app? If someone had their subscription set up with only NSFW subs would that not display ads on their home feed?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Puuuh dunno, always using 3rd Party Apps and Adblocker ;)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

"The one trick that all advertisers hate!" LOL

[–] solstice 3 points 2 years ago

I had no idea this was going on and I'm so glad someone posted it here! Haven't been back to reddit in a few days, this is fucking hilarious! What a time to be alive. Definitely one for the museum of reddit, if it survives..or we all need to start one as a memorial..