Blaze (he/him)@feddit.org to Reddit@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoAskReddit is over run by botsfiles.catbox.moeexternal-linkmessage-square173fedilinkarrow-up1676arrow-down117file-text
arrow-up1659arrow-down1external-linkAskReddit is over run by botsfiles.catbox.moeBlaze (he/him)@feddit.org to Reddit@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square173fedilinkfile-text
Source : https://old.reddit.com/comments/1fmcelm Another thread : https://old.reddit.com/r/TheseFuckingAccounts/comments/1fmalro/advanced_chatgpt_bots_on_raskreddit/
minus-squareooterness@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoI’m speculating, but my guesses are: Gathering enough karma to post on subreddits that have a minimum threshold. Getting enough post and comment history to pass a casual inspection, either by human moderators or spam filters. Maturing the account to the point where it can be sold to another shady company. Generally having a lot of bot accounts ready, just in case. Once mature, it’s usually used for spam or astroturfing. There is a noticeable uptick around big elections, wars, etc. I saw one repost-bot that metastisized into the most vile porn-spam-bot you can imagine, but they’re usually more subtle than that.
minus-squareDraconic NEO@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-23 months agoPossibly vote manipulation as well, I mean where else would the sites to buy upvotes and downvotes get those voter accounts.
I’m speculating, but my guesses are:
Once mature, it’s usually used for spam or astroturfing. There is a noticeable uptick around big elections, wars, etc.
I saw one repost-bot that metastisized into the most vile porn-spam-bot you can imagine, but they’re usually more subtle than that.
Possibly vote manipulation as well, I mean where else would the sites to buy upvotes and downvotes get those voter accounts.