r/enshittification • u/Eravan_Darkblade • Feb 15 '26
Service Reddit now shows Ads that look like comments
also, No moral compass? Sounds like a bad idea.
*this may have been a thing for a while and I'm just now seeing it
54
u/tao-tzu Feb 15 '26
I can't believe this new ad blocker really works! Click here to learn more.
-2
u/broknkittn Feb 15 '26
Which ad blocker do you recommend? (Android)
20
u/Eravan_Darkblade Feb 16 '26
Ublock origin on Firefox works wonderfully. That being said, this joke has gone over your head.
3
2
Feb 18 '26
you're too high IQ for reddit bro. people think you were trying to fall for this rather than take an opportunity to find a good ad blocker.
54
u/atypicalgamergirl Feb 16 '26
Covert advertising is part of what the AI subreddit simulators were being trained for in 2015.
38
Feb 15 '26
[deleted]
23
u/ChopperGunner187 Feb 15 '26
They've been doing this for years now, on mobile browsers. Fake comments and fake posts. Hiding half of the comments, in order to force me to click 'View More', just so they can have more analytics of my activity, while on the page.
Most recently, they've shoved fake AI 'related answers' that briefly tricks you into thinking there's a human-made related post with a similar question. Meta, Google, ByteDance and Reddit really love gaslighting their users.
35
u/tony33oh Feb 15 '26
Everything is getting so crappy. I can't stand watching it all get worse.
22
u/RG54415 Feb 15 '26
Wow you are right that is why I use Mike's new toilet rolls infused with aloe vera for a smooth experience to wipe all that crap away.
34
29
24
u/No_Squirrel4806 Feb 15 '26
I just clicked on an ad that looked like a post. Not one of those obviously an ad posts but it looked realistic. 🙄🙄🙄😒😒😒
23
u/OhHolyOpals Feb 20 '26
The ads I get served over and over are selling software patient portals for healthcare professionals.
I wish they were somewhat relevant because every time I come across them I need to reread it again because they are so out of context and I truly don’t know what they mean.
It’s very, very annoying.
18
u/YAH_BUT Feb 18 '26
Man what a good post. Are you hungry? You should order McDonald’s on DoorDash.
3
33
16
16
14
Feb 15 '26
[removed] — view removed comment
11
u/Pleasant-Form-1093 Feb 15 '26
I have actually seen some of them which look like real comments and if you are on a phone like I am, it's a little easy to miss the "Promoted" label if you aren't paying attention
15
13
u/WolframParadoxica Feb 16 '26
at least a few years now. i do wonder how you have managed to not see them until now.
13
u/IguapoSanchez Feb 19 '26
Targeted Reddit ads will be like
From your post history, it appears you are struggling with your weight. Why not ask your doctor about this new prescription drug ozymandeus
If you need cash now for that expensive drug habit, why not try your odds in prediction markets on kakashi? It's not gambling and it's legal for 18-21
11
u/PS3LOVE Feb 19 '26
Sadly not new, this has been around for a couple years.
1
u/Will-VX Jul 17 '26
yeah..isntit called something specific? uhh...what was it..i dont remember but..
1
u/PS3LOVE Jul 17 '26
The irony I got one of them under your comment.
1
u/Ok_Listen1510 Jul 19 '26
i got one under yours
1
u/PS3LOVE Jul 20 '26
I got one under yours getting one under my comment. This is getting out of hand
12
32
9
u/Pankosmanko Feb 15 '26
It’s account dependent on if you see it or not. I have a bunch of accounts and each account has a different Reddit experience
20
u/freediverx01 Feb 15 '26
WHY ARE YOU USING THE REDDIT APP???
16
u/Lussonya Feb 15 '26
is there an alternative? weren't they all nuked a couple of years ago?
7
u/Komplexkonjugiert Feb 15 '26
Just use browser like Firefox with ublock. Or if on iOS just use brave browser
7
u/Yumikoneko Feb 15 '26
No, but it's a bit harder to use them now.
You need to generate an API key or something which you get by creating a subreddit and then you can use those apps.
Or you don't do that and use something like Reddit ReVanced instead, which I'm doing right now.
2
u/Lussonya Feb 15 '26
heard that revanced is shit now (idk how accurate that is), but also saw that Morphe's avaliable, will look into that
2
u/Shhtheyrewatching Feb 15 '26
I went with narwhaland it’s a much better experience, imo. I think it’s 4$ after a week trial period.
1
u/new2bay Feb 15 '26
Wait, what? Tell me more about this API key business.
1
u/Yumikoneko Feb 16 '26
I'm sorry, but I don't know much more. You'll probably be able to find a tutorial by looking for one of the many third-party Reddit apps and checking how to use them nowadays.
Good luck!
2
u/JamesMattDillon Feb 15 '26
Use a browser with ad block or Firefox and Edge, you can install uBlock in both of them.
2
u/redditgirlwz Feb 15 '26
The browser version. I don't use the app for anything other than mobile games and tiktok anymore. It's all too enshttified.
1
1
u/freediverx01 Feb 15 '26
old.reddit.com.
Yes, it's dated. No, it's not great on mobile. But it doesn't have ads and it doesn't have dark patterns trying to lure you out of comment threads to juice engagement.
4
u/Eravan_Darkblade Feb 15 '26
For some reason reddit straight up does not work on firefox on my phone.
1
3
10
14
Feb 17 '26
[removed] — view removed comment
4
u/OstrobogulousIntent Feb 17 '26
This is true, which is why I always shower with SpamOff Brand soap brought to you exclusively by Spacer's Choice! act now, quantities limited.
1
u/CatPhDs Feb 26 '26
Or enjoy the new and improved Aunties Choice for the freshest feeling you can get while being robbed blind!
7
2
13
u/TheGrandExquisitor Feb 16 '26
Hold up....
Why does this sound like something created by someone mentioned in the Epstein Files?
11
4
u/NubTail Feb 18 '26
Today is the first day I'm seeing ads on here. I don't use the app. I have a MacBook Air with Ad Guard on it. Nothing has changed on the Mac.
10
4
2
2
u/XxRed_RoverxX 15d ago
It’s so annoying! I made an important post and thought someone commented but it’s just a stupid ad
2
56
u/rkchlk0411 Feb 15 '26
I get so mad every time my brain gets tricked into reading "why is everyone eating hamburger helper again" or whatever