theHRguy@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoNew Study: At Least 15% of All Reddit Content is Corporate Trolls Trying to Manipulate Public Opinionlemmy.worldimagemessage-square208linkfedilinkarrow-up11.02Karrow-down118file-text
arrow-up11Karrow-down1imageNew Study: At Least 15% of All Reddit Content is Corporate Trolls Trying to Manipulate Public Opinionlemmy.worldtheHRguy@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square208linkfedilinkfile-text
https://medium.com/@hrnews1/study-at-least-15-of-all-reddit-content-is-corporate-trolls-trying-to-manipulate-public-opinion-49cb302c26a5
minus-squareTangledHyphae@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·3 months agoI figured the % would be significantly higher, like 40% at this rate.
minus-squarebagsy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down1·3 months agoThat’s just the corperate trolls. You also have the right wing bots, russian bots, and who knows what else.
minus-squarefinitebanjo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·3 months agoEmphasis on “at least”.
minus-squareTangledHyphae@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoFair point… it’s a very conservative floor number though lol. Doing some heavy lifting on the wording.
minus-squareKorhaka@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoIt’s of all content, so including porn. “What product should I buy for under £xx” posts are going to be far higher.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months ago“At least” is doing some heavy lifting
minus-squareYareckt@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·3 months agoTo be fair the linked study does not make that claim nor is it even about reddit.
minus-squaredil@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoThese are just ppl paid to do it as a 9-5
I figured the % would be significantly higher, like 40% at this rate.
That’s just the corperate trolls. You also have the right wing bots, russian bots, and who knows what else.
Emphasis on “at least”.
Fair point… it’s a very conservative floor number though lol. Doing some heavy lifting on the wording.
It’s of all content, so including porn. “What product should I buy for under £xx” posts are going to be far higher.
“At least” is doing some heavy lifting
To be fair the linked study does not make that claim nor is it even about reddit.
These are just ppl paid to do it as a 9-5