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This is a really bad idea. Bot detection is an incredibly complex problem, and simple rules like this are more likely to catch humans than (motivated) bad actor
by smt88 4y ago
This is a really bad idea. Bot detection is an incredibly complex problem, and simple rules like this are more likely to catch humans than (motivated) bad actors.
- bigiain 4y ago“(Motivated) bad actors” are a different problem to drive by bot spammers. While I agree with all the people saying “this’ll block real people at significant rates”, for some things (like personal blog replies or small forums) that can be a perfectly sensible trade off for some sites. Sure, if you are Netflix, or a government department website that people need to use, it’s a terrible idea. For somebody who’s sick of deleting spam replies on their personal blog posts? Simple rules with known and acceptable unintended consequences might be a really good idea.
- ezekiel68 4y agoThat's precisely the kind of comment we'd expect to read from a (motivated) bad actor. </sarcasm>