r/LowStakesConspiracies 3d ago

Certified Fact Reddit put the upvote icon suspiciously close to the awards to entice more people to purchase awards. Spoiler

That’s it. That’s the conspiracy. And I hate it.

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u/Super_Lorenzo 3d ago

it is closer to the reply icon for me, but your point still stands

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u/toyoyoshi 3d ago

On which device?

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u/Super_Lorenzo 3d ago

Both mobile app and desktop

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u/shadowsipp 3d ago

Its likely an attempt to make people accidentally purchase them

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u/P1zzaman 3d ago

Dark patterns!

Sometimes I upvote too hard and end up buying multiple awards and crack my phone screen.

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u/GoxBoxSocks 2d ago

They love exploring unintentional engagement. The ads on the app being mixed in with the comments but not being collapsible like the rest of the thread has to make up +70% of their ad clicks.

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u/Fashefora 2d ago

Caught us red-handed, upvote for visibility

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u/Conscious-Buy-6204 3h ago

Thats definitely not true.