BotDefense is wrapping up operations on Reddit, due to the infeasibility of doing their work effectively in the aftermath of Reddit's API changes : reddit

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BotDefense is wrapping up operations on Reddit, due to the infeasibility of doing their work effectively in the aftermath of Reddit's API changes (www.reddit.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by GoodKingElliot@feddit.uk to c/reddit@lemmy.ml

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Reddit just became a lot more friendly to bots, and a lot less friendly to humans. Their block list covered 144,926 bot accounts. All those and more are going to get unleashed.

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[–] ChrisLicht@lemm.ee 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

More bots mean more engagement.

[–] subterfuge@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Just like Twitter

[–] AfricanExpansionist@lemmy.ml 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lol

Reddit is run by fools

[–] CrypticCoffee@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago

One that seems to look up to someone who has shown how not to run a social media company. It's quite pathetic really.

[–] noodlejetski@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

oh no

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

Anyway...

[–] Yeah2206@infosec.pub 2 points 1 year ago

Next episode: Incursion of the Bods.

[–] Pips@lemmy.film 1 points 1 year ago

In other news, the mod of that sub seems like kind of a raging jackass.