I started to notice some thing weird while using Reddit, every link post from Condé Nast owned news outlet was getting a high amount of upvotes and awards while other publications had a very normal rate of awards( usually zero, with the exception of the sponsored ones) and upvotes.

That when I started to investigate this matter till I found out about this.

They are boosting their publications on Reddit on the major subreddits. They are trying to give their publications a advantage over all the other news outlets.

They have the ability to kill the other news outlets if they keep doing that. Avoid them as if your freedom is dependent on it.

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      If I had a time machine, I would try to find a way to stop Reagan rather than Hitler.

      I think other time travelers will cover Hitler, so I think we should diversify our efforts in stopping other evil bastards around the world.

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    Ars Technica has always been very upfront about it whenever they cover news related to reddit. It’s certainly not ideal, but Ars Technica remains a very good website for tech news

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      but Ars Technica remains a very good website for tech news

      This thread imply they are not a very good website for tech news.

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        Somehow, they actually are a good source for political news. The tech press (them and Wired) have been some of the best at covering the second Trump Admin. Possibly because it’s crawling in tech bros, and the tech press already knows how to deal with them.

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          Somehow, they actually are a good source for political news.

          This thread imply they are not a very good website for tech news and neither political.