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>This is also why Reddit rarely lets posters link to original content sources like YouTube, IG, and TikTok on major subs any more.

A lot of content creators spam Reddit to get clicks and eyeballs (obviously). Some subreddits have nearly become 100% YouTube threads. As a result some subs/admins have started to craft tighter requirements for the links posted to bring some sort of balance back to the content.

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this almost killed /r/indianfood. we had to clamp down very sharply on posts that were just links to youtube videos, even if those videos were technically on topic for the sub, not out of any desire for petty power tripping, but because the page had literally become a wasteland of youtube spam crowding out other content. since then things have gotten a lot better, and we even get a drive by comment every now and then thanking us for sticking to the rule.

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