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submitted 10 months ago by JustinHanagan@kbin.social to c/reddit@lemmy.ml

It's mentioned in this really good Verge article about SEO. I don't think it's a good sign for Reddit to just allow such blatant spam and makes me think how much subtler spam is out there too.

I've personally noticed more a few times in old threads you'll find a comment made months later that's recommending a product.

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[-] False@lemmy.world 19 points 10 months ago

This is bad but the Fediverse is going to be just as, or even more, vulnerable to this kind of thing.

[-] sxan@midwest.social 8 points 10 months ago

Will it? At least instances can defederate, although as we're seeing, unless instances are very small, admins are proving reluctant to use the nuclear option.

I have hope that as Lemmy matures, admin tools will get better and more granular - like options to defederate communities and not whole instances.

Reddit has no motivation to improve in this area, and they won't, until it's too late.

[-] iso@lemy.lol 3 points 10 months ago

Fediverse is mostly open source. So anyone can implement anti-spam mechanism to their instance. Although it is currently open to spam, I think it will be much more spam-proof if it becomes mainstream.

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