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submitted 3 months ago by pyrex@awful.systems to c/techtakes@awful.systems

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[–] dgerard@awful.systems 61 points 3 months ago (2 children)

ah, it's a paid ad for Ripple

[–] sc_griffith@awful.systems 34 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

lmao the disclosure is all the way down at the bottom and it's soooo small

[–] cwood@awful.systems 12 points 3 months ago

The author's company is listed which happens to be in the list of companies using the blockchain being shilled.

That's practically above board in the land of blockchain companies.

[–] froztbyte@awful.systems 10 points 3 months ago

disclosures for ants

[–] mpk@awful.systems 8 points 3 months ago

"sponsored content, but only very smol bean sponsored content, pls not be mad thx"

[–] pyrex@awful.systems 31 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You're right! There's a disclosure on the page but it's fuckin tiny.

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 23 points 3 months ago

I completely missed it! It’s almost like they don’t want you to know the content is sponsored.