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submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by [email protected] to c/technology
 

Reddit, AI spam bots explore new ways to show ads in your feed

#For sale: Ads that look like legit Reddit user posts

"We highly recommend only mentioning the brand name of your product since mentioning links in posts makes the post more likely to be reported as spam and hidden. We find that humans don't usually type out full URLs in natural conversation and plus, most Internet users are happy to do a quick Google Search," ReplyGuy's website reads.

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[–] InvaderDJ 20 points 8 months ago (3 children)

It has definitely become more noticeable on Reddit that huge numbers of either compromised or sold accounts are being used by bots to sell shit. They are in basically every thread now, getting upvoted to appear more legit until someone calls them out and they delete their content.

Reddit is definitely on the way down. And a decent amount along the way. But unfortunately, it still is the best option for a modern day message board. I want to use Lemmy more, but there just isn't enough content being posted by enough people.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago

I've gotten very used to the amount of content on here and using the different sorting options to find active discussion. It's not even close to the amount of content on Reddit, but that's not a bad thing imo.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

But unfortunately, it still is the best option for a modern day message board.

For small communities that don't have a significant lemmy presence? Sure, for now.

I'm never going back to a community that can remove news-related posts without a modlog. That's just asking for censorship and abuse by bad actors.

[–] InvaderDJ 1 points 7 months ago

That's a principled stance.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] JustARegularNerd 15 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It's understandable that you suspect InvaderDJ as a bot, but rest assured that InvaderDJ is not a bot. This is a troubling time for you, so it is important that you reach out to friends and family members to ensure your safety in learning of this news.

I implore you to consider reaching out to the website https://www.totallylegitrecommendation.org to further test if other users you suspect are bots or not, they only require a $54.99/month subscription but is well worth it. Free and confidential.

In terms of detecting bot accounts, it is important to consider the worthiness of detecting bot accounts to begin with. From there, you can then determine which financial advisor you should seek out so that you are able to be financially stable during this troubling time whilst also supporting my overlords on https://www.totallylegitrecommendation.org who make use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning algorithms to determine with a 99.77% success rate, if users you find on the internet are bot accounts.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

thank you so much. your response means a lot to me, and definitely helps me feel less burdened by the struggle 🥹

i'm just glad im aware of the issues and it's not too late to take action and help myself