• @[email protected]
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    1 year ago

    Around 95% accounts are bots. Around 90% if we are positive and assume that a lot of redditors joined since the bot farming started.

    • @[email protected]
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      61 year ago

      So what are the Bots doing? Who created them and why? I don’t understand the purpose of bots.

      • @[email protected]
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        101 year ago

        Currently nothing but once activated they may start spamming stuff everywhere. Owners can decide what gets upvotes and what gets downvotes which gives you a lot of power on a platform where downvotes/upvotes mean everything.

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          11 year ago

          Still don’t get it - someone makes a comment, bots upvote it so it gets seen by more people. Not really going to change the world.

          • Dr Cog
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            1 year ago

            Sure, but do you like ads that masquerade as posts? Because if you do then you’ll love the delicious taste of Diet Coke, grab one today! (16900 upvotes)

            • Margot Robbie
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              61 year ago

              Oh boy, I, for one, love the taste of Diet Coke, the perfect refreshing drink when you and your family watch my new movie, “Barbie”, only in theaters July 21st.

          • @[email protected]
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            101 year ago

            They don’t want to change the world. They want to let you know about hot singles in your area

            • @[email protected]
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              11 year ago

              IM IN YOUR AREA IM IN YOUR AREA I KNOW THE FIRST THREE NUMBERS, IM IN I KNOW THE FIRST THREE NUMBERS, IM IN TEACHIN BITCHES HOW TO SWIM TEACHIN BITCHES HOW TO SWIM

          • @[email protected]
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            21 year ago

            Yeah, but this can give you popularity and attention that people crave and it will be pretty damn useful in scamming others too.

    • Discoslugs
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      61 year ago

      Thats seems bad. I know some bots are hepful. But 1 million bots seems like they for something nefariously.

    • Alpagu
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      11 year ago

      I’m looking active user all time. It’s 50k person