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Reddit's new paid ads look exactly like user posts (www.zdnet.com)

submitted 6 months ago by ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Calling them "free-form ads," Reddit said the new advertisements are its most native format ever, designed to look and feel like community content shared by real people.

The ads, meant to mimic the site's megathreads, will enable advertisers to utilize a variety of formats in one post, including images, videos, and text.

According to numbers from Reddit, free-form ads got 28% more clicks than all other types of ads on the site and saw a jump in community engagement.

The next time you see an interesting post in your Reddit feed, take a closer look - because it might just be a paid advertisement.

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[–] DTFpanda@lemmy.world 17 points 6 months ago (2 children)

The reddit mobile browser is literally broken and keeps getting worse. They are updating it a lot, but I swear to god it gets worse and increasingly broken with each iteration. I actually liked the browser when they initially killed 3rd party apps, but shortly after that it got a huge redesign that was infinitely worse than before. I am thoroughly convinced they want that experience to be miserable so I go download and use their ad-infested shitty app instead. Fuck reddit.

[–] roy_mustang76@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I am confident that's the case - there's a reason the mobile website is constantly asking you if you'd like to use the app instead... it's their preferred mode for you to view. Even if it is terrible, it locks you onto Reddit.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

They can access a lot more information about you with a native app, and it also gives them the ability to do push notifications which makes things more sticky