Itβs mentioned in this really good Verge article about SEO. I donβt think itβs a good sign for Reddit to just allow such blatant spam and makes me think how much subtler spam is out there too.
Iβve personally noticed more a few times in old threads youβll find a comment made months later thatβs recommending a product.
Will it? At least instances can defederate, although as weβre seeing, unless instances are very small, admins are proving reluctant to use the nuclear option.
I have hope that as Lemmy matures, admin tools will get better and more granular - like options to defederate communities and not whole instances.
Reddit has no motivation to improve in this area, and they wonβt, until itβs too late.
