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Do you think that it is the reddit admins who are running the repost bots? (self.reddit)
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Are they running those bots to create a constant float of content? After all it is reddit who benefits the most from repost bots.

The goal would be to keep posting the same content which is known to create a lot of volume in term of comments and then create a custom API specially designed to train the AI's of their customers.

To me the Eldorado in term of monetization for Reddit is to sell reddit as a playfield for AI's, and for this you need a good API. Needless to say that I've overwritten all my comments before deleting them, I won't feed an AI.

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[โ€“] Warped@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It wouldn't surprise me. For some years, it has looked like they are gearing up to sell the site. With the latest idiotic rule change, it kind of confirms that. They are wanting to do anything that drives more users through their official website or app. Inflate users figures and price asked for Reddit goes up. Next step is to block ad blockers so more ad revenue? Who knows?

Didn't they use similar tactics to start Reddit? Bots, buzzwords, etc... to make the site look like it was busy?

Any serious investor/buyer must be concerned about recent activity. Unless you're someone like Musk. Maybe that's the plan, he will buy Reddit as well and combine it with Twitter, and create Twittit.

[โ€“] ulu_mulu@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

he will buy Reddit as well and combine it with Twitter, and create Twittit

Lmao, it would be really interesting to see what would come out it.