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Pre-IPO Reddit lets ads be dressed up as promoted user posts (www.theregister.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology

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Well, look at that. Ads disguised as posts.

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[–] [email protected] 116 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Another reason I really look forward for them being sued in Europe - This is a highly illegal practice in the EU and has already brought sizeable penalties for various other media outlets, both conventional and online.

And weeks ago the Dutch and German consumer protection agencies as well as the GDPR ombudsman already commented that they are looking into Reddit (Reddit has it's European office in Amsterdam).

That will be fun.

[–] Zolidus 49 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Never Interfere With an Enemy While He’s in the Process of Destroying Himself

Napoleon Dynamite, inventor of ice cream

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

"Never interrupt your opponent while he is in the middle of making a mistake."

-Sun Tzu

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

"Troops like to be fed."

-Sun Tzu

[–] x4740N 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I wonder if an email to european consumer protection would help speed things along