/r/HailCorporate

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/r/HailCorporate is to document times when people act as unwitting advertisers for a product or a brand with an aim towards raising awareness of the pervasive nature of commercialism in our society and culture.

We have strict "Don't be a jerk" rules that are enforced with immediate banning for violating the rules.

/r/HailCorporate is to document times when people act as unwitting advertisers for a product as well as to document what appear to be legitimate adverts via native advertising.

What acts as an ad, is an ad, no matter if it was put there sneakily or because someone has become inured to a brand so far that they don't even know they are a walking ad.

We have strict "Don't be a jerk" rules that are enforced with immediate banning. The guidelines are more likely to result in a post removal or warning, but breaking them could result in a ban.


RULES
  • Don't use a brand name in title

  • Be civil

  • No name calling or being insulting. Historically people have had a very hard time with that and so we have had to also add as a rule:
  • No Swearing/cursing/cussing. Automod will remove your comment and no one will ever see it.
  • We don't need to explain 'be civil' to you, but if you can't obey this simple rule then you're out.
  • No personal information

    • Doxing, witch-hunting, etc. is a violation of Reddit wide rules and will result in a ban
    • Use the "[/new](r/hailcorporate/new)" function to see if it's already come up before posting.
  • Wash your hands regularly

  • You may be banned for the first offence

    TIPS
    • Replace any brand names (company, product, celebrity, etc.) with something less descriptive, like [COMPANY], [PRODUCT], [CELEBRITY], and so on.
    • Flair your post after making it or it may be removed

    THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND
    • If you don't report a rule violation, we probably won't see it.
    • If you make a post or comment that violates the rules Automod will remove it and no one will ever see it
    • posts about r/gaming, r/movies, r/ama, etc links are not encouraged as we all know that it is filled with advert type posts in their own specific subject. However when a different topic comes up it may qualify. E.g. posts about a soda brand in a television subreddit

    'Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice anywhere,' and because of that /r/hailcorporate condemns the r\bitcoin moderators for engaging in heavy censorship

    The reddit.com of today is different than the reddit.com of the past. Potential for censorship across the website has been realized.
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    Paying to advertise yourself through a fake discovery

    1 Comment
    2024/11/28
    16:11 UTC

    54

    This is advertising

    5 Comments
    2024/11/26
    04:13 UTC

    53

    [Brand] building looks like [Brand] product!

    1 Comment
    2024/11/24
    20:53 UTC

    78

    My 5yo daughter [wore a grocery brand name on her hat] for Halloween. It was HILARIOUS! [and the vid is on r/all]

    https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/1gnlovj/my_5yo_daughter_was_a_costco_sample_lady_for/

    r/funny turns kids into walking adverts and it's sooo funny. haha

    5 Comments
    2024/11/10
    09:43 UTC

    42

    These cute kids saved money for a long time to buy this brand name gaming system and their video ended up on top of r/all

    These boys have been saving up for two years to buy a brandnameProduct.

    It's up on r/MadeMeSmile and has a "Wholesome Moments" tag. Consumerism celebrated: How wholesome.

    2 Comments
    2024/11/09
    16:42 UTC

    180

    The FTC chair Lina Khan has made lots of enemies, please keep an eye on her

    I only recently learned about her and her job's role. Basically her role in the federal trade commission is to protect the public's interest from predatory corporate practices

    She recently enforced rules that prevents businesses from making their subscriptions complicated to cancel but easy to sign up for. She also investigated some illegal patents that made inhalers more expensive than they should. Dropping their cost from hundreds of dollars to about 35 if I recall correctly. This forced multiple corporations to withdraw their false patents in fear of getting exposed

    Basically she's going after harmful practices from big pharma, and is concentrating currently on big tech

    She made so many enemies that Apple is now preventing her from appearing on podcasts. I was really shocked to learn all this. The reason why she has such influence is because she managed to get bipartisan support from both the left and right party because corporations harm either side of the aisle

    Some news sources are trying their best to slander her as some raging feminazi or as entirely unrealistic. They're pissed because before she came all previous chairs simply accepted the role with passiveness and avoided fighting tough battles for the public. Her being 35 and middle class unlike the usual 70+ wealthy elite who usually took the role made her a different a foe entirely

    I'm only touching the tip of the iceberg about her accomplishments during the Biden administration. I really want to see what she can do with Harris's backing. I'm honestly scared for her because of what happened with the Boeing whistleblower, please do your best to support her. Write to your representatives to let them know you want this candidate to stay

    7 Comments
    2024/11/03
    16:33 UTC

    145

    Was about to post this to /r/TitleGore before I realized it was a better fit in /r/HailCorporate.

    7 Comments
    2024/11/02
    03:24 UTC

    124

    How do people become paid shills?

    How do you become a “paid shill”? In many areas online there are constant accusations of there being paid shills in chats and comments sections who are accused of pushing agendas that are the opposite of what the content creator is promoting. Now, I would not be surprised that many of the paid shill accusations are possible deflection techniques by the content creators themselves but I am wondering who would be funding these paid shills if they exist. Where do you sign up to be a paid shill? What are some examples of formal employment titles for paid shill positions? I am very curious since these accusations of paid shills are very prevalent in certain internet communities and comment sections.

    39 Comments
    2024/10/20
    20:08 UTC

    120

    Subtlety is dead

    1 Comment
    2024/10/11
    23:01 UTC

    0

    Is this a red flag?

    I was interviewed back in July for a company that ghosted me after my initial screening interview. I thought it went well as the person said I would next be meeting with 2 other people in the company. Then I never heard back . I even wrote a thank you which was ignored until about a week ago when they emailed me out of nowhere asking me if I was still interested in the job and then just sent me an offer. I never met or talked to anyone else apart from this one lady ….. opinions??

    5 Comments
    2024/10/03
    19:40 UTC

    20

    1 post history, dripping in praise and italics

    1 Comment
    2024/10/03
    03:15 UTC

    77

    There's an ad on this fucking meme? Just like right there?? What???

    8 Comments
    2024/09/30
    13:28 UTC

    31

    I was asexual for 10 years until this toy

    13 Comments
    2024/09/30
    01:07 UTC

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