Post #233001 1.83K Sep 28, 2026, 13:48 UTC Does Reddit have an astroturfing problem? What the data suggestsArticle, Comments Petervijeh Does Reddit have an astroturfing problem? What the data suggests In 51,129 comments from six knife subreddits, the 5% most brand-heavy accounts wrote 11.3% of the brand mentions in buying threads, against 7.9% expected by chance. For one brand it is 31% against 8%. The full Reddit histories of those accounts are 4.5 years… 👍 11 🌭 1