Thanks for posting this, it's a great find and something important to be aware of. I definitely see the downsides for sure, but this may be a useful tool in analyzing potential shill activity as well. Especially since it's in the public domain. I put together a post last night where I encouraged others to offer up their thoughts about how to best spot shill behavior here:
Also, I posted a lecture today which highlights a lot of these concerns that was recently given at the RSA (these issues extend way beyond just Reddit usage):
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AllenIll ago
Thanks for posting this, it's a great find and something important to be aware of. I definitely see the downsides for sure, but this may be a useful tool in analyzing potential shill activity as well. Especially since it's in the public domain. I put together a post last night where I encouraged others to offer up their thoughts about how to best spot shill behavior here:
How do you spot a shill?
Also, I posted a lecture today which highlights a lot of these concerns that was recently given at the RSA (these issues extend way beyond just Reddit usage):
Frank Pasquale on Big Data - RSA London (6-11-2015) 19 Min.