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		giarc on Oct 31, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I Accidentally Uncovered a Nationwide Scam on Airb... You are likely correct, it's probably Vice doing that not the author. Reddit tried it for a bit. They had software that would automatically transform relevant retail links into referral links. They stopped the practice as it wasn't making as much money as they thought it would.

magashna on Oct 31, 2019 [–]

Also it's annoying to the user and I'm sure companies don't want links to be "look at these shit ass _overstock.com chairs_"

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