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[–] adam@fedi.alc.im 131 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Spez really is going full Elon!

[–] gosling@lemmy.world 70 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wonder how it'll work on sites like Reddit. Imagine paying for verification only to get downvoted and "silence brand"ed by people

[–] FlippyOne@kbin.social 41 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The next step will be preventing downvotes on branded accounts

[–] teft@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They made ad accounts unable to be blocked a year or so ago so downvote preventing doesn’t seem too wild. It’s why you couldn’t block that Christian account that always posted “He gets you” stuff.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

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He get ඞ SUS ඞ.

[–] Chriszz@lemmy.world 57 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It’s actually so cringe how he looks up to Elon and blatantly copies him as if he’s a role model businessman. Just pathetic.

[–] fearout@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

At this rate, he’ll also copy musk’s advertiser turnaround and changes in company valuation

[–] edythecullen@lemmy.world 53 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Can't wait until he renames Reddit to W.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

More likely to be S, E, or Y

[–] asterfield@lemmy.world 126 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Reddit doesn’t seem to understand what their platform is for. If people are adding “reddit” to the end of google searches, it shows that they want brands to talk less, and real people to talk more.

[–] cassetti@kbin.social 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

no no no, they don't want you to use google. They want you to use Reddit search instead, because it's so awesome!

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They put the same amount of time, effort, research, and engineering into Reddit search that they put into the official Reddit app!

[–] MaggiWuerze@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago

Or their video player, or their mod tools

[–] Polar@lemmy.ca 83 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Since when do brands want to be known on Reddit? Isn't the entire point to make a bunch of fake accounts and post positive comments about said brand, to make them look good?

HEY REDDIT, WHAT'S A BRAND YOU'LL BUY FOR LIFE!?

Queue the thousands of totally not brand accounts posting why said product is so perfect and you'll never buy any other brand again!

[–] vmachiel@lemmy.world 45 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But now the verified account can be like: ooo wow, we are totally humbled by the love for our product thank you so much you guys!!

[–] XanXic@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Then that will get screenshotted and posted on r/wholesome r/wholesomememes and r/mademesmile then make the rounds there forever.

[–] Nythos@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For guerrilla marketing techniques sure

But for official advertisements I imagine they would want to do them on a verified account.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

Like that disgusting "Samsung AMA" which was just a campaign for their S20-something. They deleted any question that wasn't basically, "what's so cool about [this feature] on the S20-something that I'm planning to get?"

[–] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Have on official account to post announcements then bots to upvote it.

[–] r00ty@kbin.life 7 points 1 year ago

They would of course keep their astroturfing accounts unmarked, of course. But they might want a corporate mountpiece account. Like they have on twitter.

[–] keeb420@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

ive seen in the nreal, now xreal, sub where having people from the company to talk to about issues helps. im not trying to market anything but just use an example. i doubt thats what they are going for but it can be a positive side effect.

[–] zecg@lemmy.world 54 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's great news, I'm really digging the slow downfall.

[–] TomMasz@kbin.social 36 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Further proof that Reddit is committed to copying every stupid decision that the Muskrat makes.

[–] Ranessin@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Spez loves Musk after all, can't take his head out of his ass.

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Come on, that's just mean. He obviously doesn't have his head up Musks ass. His teeth would never be able to fit in there.

[–] MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I guess there will just be a bunch of verified accounts running around doing "organic" marketing for their latest projects now.

Boy, I am sure glad nobody has ever done that on Lemmy before.

[–] DoctorTYVM@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Weren't they already doing that? I swear, you read some posts and it's like a PR team is trying to get a story buried. Like after a Leo DiCaprios dating history got air time you started seeing him in more memes the next days, and TILs about how he was a good actor

[–] spacedancer@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They were/are. They’re just making it official now.

[–] everythingsucks@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Just saw a post by Bloomberg and u/Bloomberg has a little green checkmark by their name.

[–] iegod@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean he's quite memable and he's a great actor so not sure why both things can't happen...

[–] DoctorTYVM@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They can. It's just that it happens suspiciously often after there's a surge in his negative images

[–] MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

TILs about how he was a good actor

Academy Award sigh winning character actor.

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[–] macisr@unilem.org 28 points 1 year ago

Every fucking social media company wants to be the same thing. It's boring as shit.

[–] halfmanhalfalligator@feddit.de 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It really feels like they presented a road map at the beginning of the year and are sticking to it no matter what, neither looking at their own user base nor what is happening in the world of big social media right now.

It's almost impressive.

[–] ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

I wish I had their resolution and obliviousness.. I just have inertia and anxiety..

[–] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 year ago

'we have verified that no brands want to be here, and thus haven't labeled anything'

[–] CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This will just make them be down voted to oblivion by default... See EA

[–] r00ty@kbin.life 44 points 1 year ago

Coming soon to reddit patch notes.

  • Downvote button removed for recognised brand accounts.
[–] aquarisces@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

That’s cool, I think a lot of us here would label Reddit as verifiably stupid.

[–] VonReposti@feddit.dk 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The only way I can believe Reddit is this stupid is if investors are holding a gun to their head and demand profitability.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If they weren't before, they would be after an IPO.

[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

What are they raising capital for?

Why IPO without an expansion into new markets that requires funding?

There is no growth on the horizon for reddit that justifys overpaying for ownership at IPO prices.

Silence, brand.

Good for them?

[–] Kosta554@feddit.nl 3 points 1 year ago
[–] CrypticFawn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

Gods I'm glad I left that shithole.

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