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Comment by dns_snek

That strikes me as very naive. Reddit bots are never marked as bots, that's the whole point of astroturfing. Youtubers aren't diligent about disclosing sponsorships either, regardless of what their ToS say.

Slightly outdated (2018), but they found that only 10% of Youtube videos disclosed sponsorship: https://www.engadget.com/2018-03-28-youtube-influencers-spon...

A recent report by the European Commission found that only 20% of overall "influencer" posts disclosed sponsorships: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_...

parent dns_snek 2 years ago

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