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To reddit, bots = engagement numbers to report to shareholders and advertisers.
Comment by Benskien at 18/04/2024 at 23:32 UTC
10 upvotes, 0 direct replies
i have defintityly thought about this angle and it makes sense in terms of how they are allowed to operate for this long amunt of time, with upvote farms etc following them, but as they get nuked relativly fast i dont entierly see why the admins would accept them
Comment by Professional_Being22 at 22/04/2024 at 23:31 UTC
7 upvotes, 3 direct replies
ok but can we make the bots racist so they're forced to do something about it?
Comment by Deep_Junket_7954 at 22/04/2024 at 22:37 UTC
4 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Yep, World of Warcraft has the same issue. The game is just flooded with bots, but Blizzard does nothing about them because they increase "monthly active player" metrics.
Comment by SeriousDude at 24/04/2024 at 11:32 UTC
2 upvotes, 1 direct replies
In recent days, I've seen several meh or actual reposts hit 40k upvotes, very concerning.