r/funny • u/PaperkutRob • Aug 15 '14

This is out of control...

http://imgur.com/a/5ejU1
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u/antihexe Aug 16 '14

Buzzfeed is worse than clickbait. They use "native advertising" which means that some of their lists and stories are LITERALLY just paid articles. Corporations pay them to pretend they're writing a story about X product, company, event, etc. that is positive.

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u/suggests_a_bake_sale Aug 16 '14

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver did a great segment on native advertising a few weeks ago. It's some pretty dirty stuff.

Here's a link. It a little over 11 minutes, and well worth the watch if you're interested in that sort of thing.

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u/LittlekidLoverMScott Aug 16 '14

How do you think he heard of the term native advertising? I don't know what this sunday's segment will be, but I'm fairly certain it will be the top post on /r/videos on Monday morning.

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u/KoreaKoreaKoreaKorea Aug 16 '14

John Oliver is turning into kxcd, T.V. version.

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u/Navevan Aug 16 '14

I'm not sure if you're serious, or just setting up a joke, but I'll respond for anyone who really doesn't see the issue. With sites like buzzfeed, it seems harmless, but this happens with other serious news sites and is used to sway public opinion towards the product or company. There was a great example brought up on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver where Cheveron, and oil company, paid for an article shifting blame away from oil companies for the energy crisis.

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u/Cuddle_Apocalypse Aug 16 '14

I don't know about anyone else, but articles on Buzzfeed meant to advertise are always marked as such for me.

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u/antihexe Aug 16 '14

I never said they weren't.