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Reddit Admins Seem to Be Modifying Pixels on r/place | More Explanation in Post (i.imgur.com)
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There's a QR code on r/place that links here and it seems some of the pixels are suddenly changing without any users attached to those changes -- unlike everywhere else

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https://web.archive.org/web/20230721021003/https://old.reddit.com/r/place/comments/1556gqz/mods_instantaneously_vandalizing_the_qr_code_with/

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[โ€“] [email protected] 48 points 1 year ago (1 children)

also there are bot tools that can effectively print images straight to the canvas with thousands of bot accounts, and have them automatically maintained and repaired.

Theres no fun in it with shit like that going on.

[โ€“] Speculater 11 points 1 year ago

I proved this last time and got fucking lambasted for calling the accounts out by name. Place hasn't ever been fun. Botting from day one.