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PSA: Lemmy votes can be manipulated (feddit.nl)
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The best part of the fediverse is that anyone can run their own server. The downside of this is that anyone can easily create hordes of fake accounts, as I will now demonstrate.

Fighting fake accounts is hard and most implementations do not currently have an effective way of filtering out fake accounts. I'm sure that the developers will step in if this becomes a bigger problem. Until then, remember that votes are just a number.

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[–] popemichael@lemmy.world 50 points 1 year ago (19 children)

For the companies who want a huge advantage over others, $100 is nothing in an advertising budget.

I have a small business and I do $1000 a week in advertising.

[–] Zana@startrek.website 5 points 1 year ago (15 children)

I don't know anything about advertising but what are you doing that costs $1000 a week? I am legitimately curious.

[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Advertising is incredibly expensive. I pay upwards to $1/click for one of my services targetting a specific group.

If you hate ads, use something like Ad Nauseum instead of UBlock origin. You'll cost companies hundreds of dollars a day.

[–] Zana@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago

I do use As Nauseum, I love it!

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