Nvidia influencing the opinion of technology journalists on youtube?

Controversy erupts in the wake of a post by an anonymous Reddit user. This person has published a text where he denounces harassment and influence peddling by the giant Nvidia . Despite the fact that there is nothing confirmed, the publication has gone viral and right now many lenses are awaiting the next movements of the company.

Nvidia under magnifying glass. Has there been influence peddling?

According to a viral post recently created on the popular Reddit network / forum , there is an accusation against Nvidia , as the brand has allegedly influenced YouTube journalists. This post was posted by an anonymous account created for that sole purpose, since, in principle, it is one of the journalists contacted.

Although it was not really illegal, if this were true, the image of the company could be terribly affected. Apparently, it would seek to cut the impact of the new Navi graphics and other competing products using strategies such as:

• Compare these charts against more expensive / powerful models Show Nvidia chart boxes at the bottom of the videos Use Nvidia charts in reviews of other components

According to the Reddit post, the marketing team of the green team has sometimes shown negative attitudes towards some informants.

The most direct consequence they have allegedly received is to drop the possibility of not receiving more products for reviews. This subtle statement is somewhat troubling, since it can easily fall depending on which perspectives on coercion.

However, we do not want to lead an indiscriminate witch hunt. For example, with the theme 'graphics in the background' it is common in the community to boast of pieces, so this detail is no reason to distrust.

In our case, we put our hand in the fire and we want to express our total confidence in Nvidia Spain .

We have had and we have a cordial and friendly treatment, like any other company in the medium, and we believe that they do an excellent job of marketing. From Professional Review we know that the Spanish community has not suffered from this setback and we hope that everything will be resolved as honestly and briefly as possible. It is one of the most transparent companies that we have been working with since our inception.

Reddit Whistleblower Complaints

The text is not short, nor lazy, and denounces certain aspects of what creates a dangerous situation for the technological journalism community. The strange thing is that a few days later, the text was removed without leaving a trace.

However, the full text has been rescued and you can read it here:

Next, we will make a brief summary of the most important sections that we want to highlight:

• The text mentions that the / AMD and / Nvidia threads on Reddit have prohibited discussion on this topic. This topic mainly affects YouTube channels, although you never know how far it has gone. Nvidia has asked never to use AMD graphics in reviews of processors and other components and to use their graphics instead, to strategically place brand cases, parts, and more so that they are seen in the background. As they mention, this started with the output of the Vega 7 charts. With the arrival of the AMD Radeon RX 5700 , the marketing team asked that they be compared to AMD graphics from previous generations, thus avoiding comparisons with Nvidia . Nvidia has dropped that if certain requests are not met, journalists may not be regarded as "not so good companions . " Since many channels receive money and sample products, the pressure that the marketing team can exert is really high.

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As you can see, the text shows some of their most important concerns on the subject. We do not know how this situation will unfold, but we hope that everything will be resolved peacefully.

And now you tell us: What do you think about these complaints? Do you think Nvidia could use these tactics? Share your ideas in the comment box.

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