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11mo ago

Pre-IPO Reddit lets ads be dressed up as promoted user posts

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

As FTC starts asking questions about that mega-deal with Google to train AI

Pre-IPO Reddit lets ads be dressed up as promoted user posts

Well, look at that. Ads disguised as posts.

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11mo ago

Ahead of IPO, Reddit blends advertising into user posts as FTC starts asking questions about that mega-deal with Google to train AI

www.theregister.com /2024/03/16/reddit_promoted_posts/

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11mo ago

Ahead of IPO, Reddit blends advertising into user posts as FTC starts asking questions about that mega-deal with Google to train AI

www.theregister.com /2024/03/16/reddit_promoted_posts/

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11mo ago

Ahead of IPO, Reddit blends advertising into user posts

www.theregister.com /2024/03/16/reddit_promoted_posts/

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I thought this was illegal in most countries
- ~~Which is why~~ they’re now under investigation from the FTC.
  edit: FTC not FCC edit 2: looks like they're being investigated about AI, not ads.
  
  Which is why they’re now under investigation from the FCC.
  Ummm, no, they aren’t. They’re under investigation by the FTC for their deal that allows Google to train AI on user content. The FCC is not conducting the inquiry and it has nothing to do with these ads.
  It’s really annoying that people can just make things up and it gets upvoted because nobody actually reads the damn articles.
  
  ^ certified hater

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