• clearedtoland@lemmy.worldEnglish
    81·
    11 months ago

    🤨 when did Reddit overtake Twitter? Reddit used to be a niche destination that you’d barely see it in comparison to the other big name sites.

    • Send_me_nude_girls@feddit.deEnglish
      21·
      11 months ago

      Reddit got more important once it Google ranked higher and the astroturfs found out, that people trust a review on Reddit inside a thread more, than multi million dollar marketing scam action, trying to game Google algorithm or other sites. The same will sooner or later happen to the fediverse if it ever grows. It’s unavoidable, sadly.

      • brbposting@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        11 months ago

        Could counteract with some intense verification of personhood I suppose… dig into your network and see if you’re promoting your friends’ products too…

        Can’t imagine how to preserve privacy yet eliminate fraud really. Paid reviewers like Consumer Reports? Random sample surveys?

      • dan@upvote.auEnglish
        11·
        11 months ago

        What do you mean by “dead accounts”? On any given platform, there’s a LOT of lurkers, and they count as active users because they’re using the platform. Only a small portion of users comment, and an even smaller portion actually post content.