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View submission: R/shortguys is a Russian psyop
Ok so how does reddit prevent bots from upvoting posts? They're just regular accounts that people attach a bot to, do they let reddit know that they did that or does it rely on reddit figuring out that it's a bot account and taking action, if that's the case how does reddit figure out it's a bot? Analysis of comments? Ok, why not make a few hundred free accounts with burner email addresses and never comment with them?
The main point of my comment is that if you don't think bots can upvote posts you're delusional.
Comment by Fun-Marketing4370 at 09/02/2025 at 13:09 UTC
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You’re probably right. A google search said that bots are able to upvote comments but not posts, and that makes sense to me given the huge number of bots I’ve seen with no post karma. I’m literally just a guy trying to bring attention to Russian fuckery. Why most bots have no post karma, I don’t know, but it’s a good indicator of a bot when taken with other clues.