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The fact that Reddit hasn't enacting controls to limit bot activity should be illegal. These central social media sites are being actively used for political i
by koheripbal 4y ago
The fact that Reddit hasn't enacting controls to limit bot activity should be illegal.
These central social media sites are being actively used for political influence operations.
- ZetaRicky 4y agoIf I remember correctly, the first days of Reddit were filled with bots posting to fake some user activity so that humans would ditch other platforms.
- zerocrates 4y agoI don't remember if it was bots or just employees taking on several different "personas." But the goal of presenting a more active community was the same regardless.
- EasyTiger_ 4y agoExactly and it's SO obvious. I honestly don't understand how anyone can still read Reddit... these political groups basically run the site now.
- panick21_ 4y agoYeah I'm sure Russian bots are basically running r/trains