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> I believe Facebook/Google/et al can and do detect bot traffic, don't believe me? How? Clicking an ad would lead you to a CAPTCHA before going to the target s

> I believe Facebook/Google/et al can and do detect bot traffic, don't believe me? How? Clicking an ad would lead you to a CAPTCHA before going to the target site?

codyb 9y ago
And a lot of the bots are probably primarily used for other services like Tinder which require Facebook logins.
ransom1538 9y ago
Easy. If it is a bot - don't charge. Probably a few lines of code. if ( is_bot() } { charge = 0 }. Also, be transparent: you could even show a report of how many bots it removed. BUT this would cut their ad revenue to ~0.
- illnewsthat 9y ago
  > if ( is_bot() } { charge = 0 } That's some funny pseudo code. The assumption being they can write an is_bot function that is reliable.
  - oliv__ 9y ago
    More like: if (is_bot_probability >= 90%) { charge = 0 }
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