The worst for astroturfing I think is Kagi. Everytime a post comes up l, every comment is like "Kagi is so great yada yada", often totally unrelated to the article, with little comments mentioning negatives or commenting on the article.
Like, who even use a search engine at this point, let alone pay for it.
If this happens with a minor search engine I'm pretty sure it happens with a lot of other products, starting with AI models.
Like, who even use a search engine at this point, let alone pay for it.
If this happens with a minor search engine I'm pretty sure it happens with a lot of other products, starting with AI models.