• @wise_pancake@lemmy.ca
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    9 months ago

    It used to be, they were called sponsored links, but the comment sections got filled with angry comments about the ads and people would downvote the shit out of them, then they removed comments, and after the redesign ads didn’t have threads/engagement but now they do.

    One of my friends tried advertising that way and it went poorly, and the ads weren’t even for a real product just a test balloon for the concept.

    Pepe also got very mad when your ad replaced the moose in the sidebar.

    Ironically, it was spez who introduced sponsored links with comments then, so what’s old is new again! I wonder if this time will be different… (Not really, I know how this will end)

    • @Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz
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      9 months ago

      When I was still using Reddit, I used to report those ad posts for terrorism, inappropriate content or whatever term like that.