And ghost accounts. (I recall both YouTube and reddit founders mentioned that in the early days they had many accounts to keep the discussion and make an impres

And ghost accounts. (I recall both YouTube and reddit founders mentioned that in the early days they had many accounts to keep the discussion and make an impression there's a lot of people) EDIT: I'd also add that the whole thing looks a bit scammy when you also take into account that site owners make money on users' content. So, to sum up, bots and ghost accounts provoke to sign up and provide content, which is monetized by the site owners then.