$391 Monthly Earnings: The Scam Flooding Reddit's Programming Forum
$200 yesterday. That's the bait in a r/programming post claiming easy riches. But click that link, and you're in scam territory—here's the breakdown.
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The Reddit Post Luring Programmers with '$492 Monthly Earnings' — A Classic Scam Dissected
Late-night scroll through r/programming: a post titled 'A Modest $492 Monthly Earnings' catches your eye, complete with friend testimonials and a username link. It's scam bait, plain and simple.
r/programming's Bold LLM Ban: Coders Hit Pause on AI Hype for 2 Weeks
r/programming just dropped a bombshell: no more LLM posts for 2-4 weeks. It's a cry for sanity amid the AI deluge, but as a futurist, I see sparks of something bigger brewing.
r/programming's Mod Hiring Spree and AI Crackdown: Cleaning House at Last
Frustrated users bombarded r/programming with complaints about spam. Now, mods are recruiting 10-20 volunteers and slashing rules to purge AI slop and promo posts.