What’s with all the bot accounts reposting Reddit shit? (lemm.ee)

submitted 11 months ago by tsonfeir@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemm.ee

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I see lots of accounts like “bot” and “bOt” whatever. They’re just reposting hundreds of thousands of Reddit posts.

This is garbage.

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[-] poplargrove@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Yeah it's incredibly annoying, especially since I like scrolling through new. You can turn posts by bot accounts off in the settings (on the website, Im not sure apps support it) no need to manually block as someone else suggested.

[-] Pistcow@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

It's kind of dead without them, and you can block the annoying ones. I look forward to growth that wouldn't need content reposted.

[-] mitchacho74@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Exactly this, it sucks but it's a chicken and the egg problem, platform needs people to make content, but you need content for people to join

[-] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

So that’s why we reached a million posts. Fakery.

[-] MTLion3@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

Is there any way to filter them out instead of blocking subs that are currently being flooded? Some of the subs are ones I would want to join, but don’t want the bot spam they’re currently getting

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