That said, on subreddits I see people who post content without attribution all the time. I recall in /r/aww you can't directly link to an Instagram post but you can "steal" the image and post it, and it's optional as to whether or not you link to the Instagram post within the comments. Likewise, people take videos from YouTube/TikTok and re-host it on Reddit.
In smaller subreddits people will post entire pay-walled articles as if writers only get paid in likes.
You'll have an account like "Science is amazing" or something similar which seems uplifting and does show relevant/great content. Given the positive name and quality content, they get popular quickly.
But they never attribute or give back. They gain millions of followers whilst the original creators of the content get left behind. One of many things broken on the internet.
That said, on subreddits I see people who post content without attribution all the time. I recall in /r/aww you can't directly link to an Instagram post but you can "steal" the image and post it, and it's optional as to whether or not you link to the Instagram post within the comments. Likewise, people take videos from YouTube/TikTok and re-host it on Reddit.
In smaller subreddits people will post entire pay-walled articles as if writers only get paid in likes.