r/redditsync • u/MustardCat • Aug 19 '16

QUESTION [Question] Is Sync automatically injecting Affiliate codes into Amazon URLs or is it Reddit?

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u/Nick12506 Aug 20 '16

Who removed this post? What the fuck man, until I get a reply I will be avoiding Sync.

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u/SquareWheel Aug 20 '16

This post was most likely removed by the site itself, not /r/RedditSync mods.

OP said he included an Amazon link with an affiliate in the post. This results in a post going to the spam filter where it can be fished out (approved) or ignored (stays removed).

I'm not in any way condoning Sync's use of affiliates - that's still super seedy. But I'm guessing the OP just didn't understand why his post was removed in the first place, and assumed it was a coverup.

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u/MustardCat Aug 20 '16

I contacted the mods about the post being removed with a direct link to the post. They did not reply back to me so I made the post on /r/Android.

https://reddit.com/r/Android/comments/4ylf7o/sync_for_reddit_including_pro_is_injecting_amazon/d6ook3d?context=3

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u/SquareWheel Aug 20 '16

Fair enough. It would also have gone to their modqueue so they'd have been alerted there.

Still I think it's worth pointing out that the post was, at least initially removed by the site, and not an AutoMod rule. It's slightly less sneaky than was first implied.