The bots post better comments than most of their users.
this post was submitted on 07 May 2025
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This has nothing to do with bots. Verification comes with more info provided on your part, which they will sell.
I got ecchi dolls (China knockoff, cheaper but decent) from a site called OtakuCrate once, they've emailed me to confirm that the R18 loot is back under new US regulations, which means future orders just require your legal identification. I live in Europe, so there's no damn way I'm conforming to any privacy-invasive law, and I'm also not stupid.
It can be both. Reddit has a history of fabricating conversations. The way they sell advertising implies a certain level of engagement from their user base which can lead to bots pushing products in the form of reviews or by mention.
I think it's worth noting that Reddit, at one time, did have third party bot protection; however, it only protected their advertising. I can only imagine what the rest of their traffic looks like, but I would not be surprised if they were using bots of their own.
Like you said, they can make some money selling your information but they can also control the narrative how they choose.
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what about their own Ai bots lmao?
Oh no! Anyway
Lol, they're the ones using the bots to fake engagement in the first place.
I Think Thies weil continue to work. Only foreign bots are exkulpiert.
Hah, yeah. One could say it's a form of digital nepotism.
"Only our bots get go work here!"
Too little, too late
It's already happening, I see I opened accounts but none of my comment gets posted with accounts I don't know why , this is with new accounts
Same happened to me, all my old accounts which I had for years got banned for no reason and new accounts gets banned as soon as I comment.
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"Drink verification can to continue"
They’re doing this to better identify you
Don’t think they’re doing this out of the goodness of the hearts, they’re just trying to avoid the “shit in, shit out” affect of their data sample.
Too late ~
Suuuurrrre they will...
Bots are all “f spez, I’m switching to lemmy!” Ever relatable, they are!