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meatierologee t1_iz0jdza wrote

Reply to comment by Izzo in Hackers linked to Chinese government stole millions in Covid benefits, Secret Service says by Marco280892

I distinctly remember in early 2020 reddit saying it was more important to get the money out there than to qualify the recipients...

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popquizmf t1_iz1bied wrote

It's difficult to say if anything on Reddit is organic or not. We know it's a manipulated platform, but to what degree...? Who knows, exactly.

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finalremix t1_iz1lvze wrote

>We know it's a manipulated platform, but to what degree...?

When you can instantly take a -~50 point hit just for calling out a tshirt bot in a niche sub, the answer is "to an extreme degree, almost certainly."

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PlayfulParamedic2626 t1_iz1ffxk wrote

We should’ve had a system already in place to distribute money to needy Americans in an emergency like every other western country.

But no

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