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Screenshot of readergrev.com: Inside Polymarket's paid quote-retweet esports program

Inside Polymarket's paid quote-retweet esports program (readergrev.com)

80 points by paimapi 10 days ago | 53 comments

A Readergrev investigation into Polymarket's program paying esports accounts to quote-retweet its posts while making the promotion appear organic.

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Screenshot of nytimes.com: Counter-Strike: A billion-dollar game built in a dorm room

Counter-Strike: A billion-dollar game built in a dorm room (nytimes.com)

488 points by asnyder 1 year ago | 412 comments

New York Times article on how Counter-Strike, a mod built in a dorm room by Minh Le, became a billion-dollar game; the page loaded as a bot-block screen.

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#esports on Hacker News

Inside Polymarket's paid quote-retweet esports program(readergrev.com)

Counter-Strike: A billion-dollar game built in a dorm room(nytimes.com)

Inside Polymarket's paid quote-retweet esports program (readergrev.com)

Counter-Strike: A billion-dollar game built in a dorm room (nytimes.com)