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Has Anyone Heard About This? (lemmy.ml)

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

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So I'm scrolling through All New and on these memes I'm seeing comments saying stuff like "I see xyz company advertising on Lemmy" even though there's little to no brand indication on the post. (Other that some kind of German meat + beans, but even then no brand came to mind for me)
If this AI company driven advertising is real on Lemmy what are the admins doing to prevent this from happening?

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It would benefit users if you could attempt to elaborate on the question or concern in your title.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

We need you on Nextdoor.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Nope.

No idea what you are talking about and I hang out in New.

Can you link to one of these posts?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Looks like OP is talking about the comments in this. https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/4730113

No idea how people could possibly think this is an ad though. Some people are just not screwed on right.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Wow. Just wow.

Some people are just not screwed on right.

You have that right.

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

German meat + beans

Stroganoff German AF

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

We can report, and then block them ourselves.

As for my experience, I haven't noticed any obvious advertisements.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

If I saw a company advertise on lemmy I'd respect it. Especially if they donated to the project.