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Study: 99% Can't Tell News from Native Ads (isglitch.com)

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Researchers shocked as line between journalism and marketing blurs

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

For the headline-only readers, this is satirical

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

But is it also marketing?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

Yep if you didn't tell me I'd be confused.

It's too real to be satire. Too well written to be AI. It has no click bait or exaggerations so it's not journalism. And a few names and places dropped, so it could be marketing for the research center.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I can’t work a reply button.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

I was a good 3 paragraphs in.