Reddit tells me it’s not going to make a penny in affiliates from Reddit Reviews and is working hard to avoid inauthentic content

Reddit has announced that it will not earn any affiliate income from the new "Reddit Reviews" feature. The company explained that reviews on this platform are purely organic, without any financial gain. This aligns with Reddit's overall goal of maintaining an authentic platform. To combat issues like review-bombing and bot-generated content, Reddit has implemented a multi-faceted approach.

This includes moderation, safety team involvement, user downvoting, improved automated tools, and AI models trained to detect personal product experiences. These safeguards prevent inauthentic content by limiting repeat contributions from the same account, excluding speculative or second-hand claims, and filtering out contributions from brand-owned accounts.

Reddit's "Reddit Reviews" feature is being rolled out initially to US iOS users, covering around 10,000 products, with plans to expand to more products and locations by 2027.