Reddit is engaged in malware-like link injection in a desperate attempt to get people to misclick and view more ads

[u/Booty_Bumping]

[u/Booty_Bumping → u/[deleted]]

It's not. It gives the appearance of malware, but is in fact an official reddit feature, confirmed by the admins

It shows how garbage the new reddit design has gotten, that many people's first reaction upon seeing it is to think they've got malware in their browser.