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Care to elaborate?

• piker 8mo ago
  Sure. If you turn on "show dead" you will see half a dozen green-named (i.e., recently established) accounts that are obviously "agents". They're clogging up the pipe with noise. We as a collective are well-positioned to fight back and help protect the commons from the monster we have created.
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  • WolfeReader 8mo ago
    I am simultaneously grateful that you told us about this, and also kind of wish I didn't know. There's so much.
  • rob 8mo ago
    It's even worse. They're not limited to new accounts. I've seen a lot of bots now from accounts that are literally years old but with zero activity that suddenly start posting a lot of comments within a span of 24 to 48 hours. I have some examples of them if you search my recent comments.
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    • MicKillah 8mo ago
      Welp, I just might get flagged by your method then. I lurk extensively on this site. I haven’t figured out how to “fit in”.
      • thethirdone 8mo ago
        You would not. You don't normally post lots of comments. The occasional return after a long period of inactivity is not in itself suspicious.
    • AstroBen 8mo ago
      I've seen this too. What's confusing is they don't seem to be accomplishing anything? They're not pushing products What's the point? To prime the account for later?
      • thomasingalls 8mo ago
        "can the bot army push average opinion x% in this innocuous topic?" it could very easily be a/b testing a propaganda system.
  • louiereederson 8mo ago
    Wow thank you, I didn't know about this feature