• F/15/[email protected]@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    35
    ·
    edit-2
    11 days ago

    I can’t blame Reddit mods for putting up filters or Reddit filters on suspected bots. But I can definitely blame Reddit admins for ignoring or encouraging bots for the sake of metrics.

    The number of accounts I found with thousands of posts to their own profile trying to game analytics was ridiculous

    • Bazell@lemmy.zip
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      9
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      edit-2
      11 days ago

      Reddit is trying to do something good but it ends up being even worse than it was. And 1 of the main reasons is greed.

    • placebo@lemmy.zip
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      10 days ago

      Yeah. Reddit makes money, but it’s unpaid workforce who have to combat bots - and their options are limited. It’s crazy that this is normalized.