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Calling them "free-form ads," Reddit said the new advertisements are its most native format ever, designed to look and feel like community content shared by real people.

The ads, meant to mimic the site's megathreads, will enable advertisers to utilize a variety of formats in one post, including images, videos, and text.

According to numbers from Reddit, free-form ads got 28% more clicks than all other types of ads on the site and saw a jump in community engagement.

The next time you see an interesting post in your Reddit feed, take a closer look - because it might just be a paid advertisement.

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[-] notapantsday@feddit.de 64 points 6 months ago

This feels like something that would be illegal in the EU. I have no idea if it actually is.

[-] Ephera@lemmy.ml 42 points 6 months ago

It's illegal here in Germany. Ads need to be clearly recognizable as such.

[-] Yamayo@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago

It's an European law, thankfully.

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