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I am reading the comments under the AP article and wondering how many of them are just bots yelling at each other. Dead internet theory is creeping up on me.

roysting 7mo ago
I don’t see any comments at all, at least on mobile. Is this a bot? I was going to look at the comments out of curiosity, because I was surprised that there would be any comments at all on an AP article, for several reasons.
- blokey 7mo ago
  I think that might be a "you" thing, there certainly are comments. And here's a link to APNews' comment guideline page, showing they have comment sections on lots of places in their website https://apnews.com/community-guidelines https://apnews.com/community-guidelines Unsure why you jump to "is this a bot" conclusion, seems a little odd.
  - b112 7mo ago
    Unsure why you jump to "is this a bot" conclusion, seems a little odd. Seemed a little quick, but not odd. Most news comment sections are bots, I'd expext at least 10% of HN to be, etc. As the US midterms arrive, I'd expect news comments sections to be 99.99% bots.
  - ratrace 7mo ago
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- Esophagus4 7mo ago
  Here are a few I see: Comment by burkej27. 41 MIN AGO No state run media! Comment by Robertl. 55 MIN AGO Is there anything that Trump does that is legal and won’t be overturned? What a waste of 4 years. They should be held responsible to the 1000 people damaged by his actions. If he can’t then his cabinet. Comment by Trumpisyourpresident. 1 HR AGO Just like NPR, it's the voice of liberal America, not America, so it should not be funded. Comment by KendallGrubb. 1 HR AGO We’re not in the 1950’s building Crystal am radios anymore. The cost of this service is unnecessary given today’s media options
  - josefritzishere 7mo ago
    While radio listenership is in decline in the US it remains very popular in developing nations, even shortwave. That's really why it still exists.
  - palmotea 7mo ago
    News article comments are funny. I think some people are just angry about politics and feel the need to vent it all the time. I actually read the NYT comments occasionally, and it's the liberal version what you posted. Some people have the amazing ability to bend any topic into a long complaint about Trump. They're almost like that version of Claude that couldn't stop talking about the Golden Gate Bridge.
  - soneil 7mo ago
    The last one is so close to the point. Iran had Internet blackouts earlier this year, Russia has been experimenting with the same - options like shortwave are just as relevant as ever.

roysting 7mo ago

I don’t see any comments at all, at least on mobile. Is this a bot? I was going to look at the comments out of curiosity, because I was surprised that there would be any comments at all on an AP article, for several reasons.

blokey 7mo ago
I think that might be a "you" thing, there certainly are comments. And here's a link to APNews' comment guideline page, showing they have comment sections on lots of places in their website https://apnews.com/community-guidelines https://apnews.com/community-guidelines Unsure why you jump to "is this a bot" conclusion, seems a little odd.
- b112 7mo ago
  Unsure why you jump to "is this a bot" conclusion, seems a little odd. Seemed a little quick, but not odd. Most news comment sections are bots, I'd expext at least 10% of HN to be, etc. As the US midterms arrive, I'd expect news comments sections to be 99.99% bots.
- ratrace 7mo ago
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Esophagus4 7mo ago
Here are a few I see: Comment by burkej27. 41 MIN AGO No state run media! Comment by Robertl. 55 MIN AGO Is there anything that Trump does that is legal and won’t be overturned? What a waste of 4 years. They should be held responsible to the 1000 people damaged by his actions. If he can’t then his cabinet. Comment by Trumpisyourpresident. 1 HR AGO Just like NPR, it's the voice of liberal America, not America, so it should not be funded. Comment by KendallGrubb. 1 HR AGO We’re not in the 1950’s building Crystal am radios anymore. The cost of this service is unnecessary given today’s media options
- josefritzishere 7mo ago
  While radio listenership is in decline in the US it remains very popular in developing nations, even shortwave. That's really why it still exists.
- palmotea 7mo ago
  News article comments are funny. I think some people are just angry about politics and feel the need to vent it all the time. I actually read the NYT comments occasionally, and it's the liberal version what you posted. Some people have the amazing ability to bend any topic into a long complaint about Trump. They're almost like that version of Claude that couldn't stop talking about the Golden Gate Bridge.
- soneil 7mo ago
  The last one is so close to the point. Iran had Internet blackouts earlier this year, Russia has been experimenting with the same - options like shortwave are just as relevant as ever.