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Is Lemmy also full of bots like Reddit? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by nerdhd@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I just found a account where it's comments are all the same stuff over and over again. It seems like spam bot. I thought only reddit had a bot problem but maybe Lemmy has it too?

Here's the account: https://lemmy.world/u/circuitai

How did I find it

So, for those wondering how I found it:

I first come across that account on https://lemmy.world/c/BestOfAi

Here's the comment that caught my attention:

https://lemmy.world/comment/25386296

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[–] Crumpled6273@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

There is an option in settings to turn off bot accounts. Right?

In my opinion, lemmy is far better than reddit.

Also you are in a more popular instance, that can also be a reason you are seeing more bot accounts.

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago (2 children)

That assumes the bots correctly mark themselves.

[–] Crumpled6273@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

No, there are chances a bot might leave the bot account option unchecked. In such cases mods or users who detect such an account will ban or block it, I think.

[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 6 points 1 month ago

If they don't, report them.