this post was submitted on 11 Jun 2023
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“We’ve known for over a decade that people come to Reddit to talk about the products they love – take r/BuyItForLife for example, a community of over 1.5 million redditors who have been sharing recommendations and advice about their lifelong, must-have purchases since 2011. These updates will uplevel the search-and-discover experience for both brands and our users by tapping into our differentiated value as a hub for actionable conversation”

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah, so false advertising. Basically fraud. Cool stuff.

[–] pathief 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Technically they never lied, you just wrongfully assumed the advertised product's quality matched the subreddit name.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

People are going to get awfully suspicious when the posts stop being 90% staplers from the 60s.