What was long suspected — Reddit's pay-to-AMA, plus sundry and various other forms of payola — is now open knowledge. Adblockers aren't going to catch these schemes. Nor'll they out the paid product placement, the P.R. chief assistant sub-flunkies that astroturf any sub of any girth, or the curiously brand-specific product nostalgia testimonials in the middle of comment threads. Even gaming Reddit's been gamed. Please see the cashier on your way in and out.