Blaze@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Reddit@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 months agoReddit if full of bots: thread reposted exactly the same, comment by comment, 10 months lateri.imgur.comimagemessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up118arrow-down1imageReddit if full of bots: thread reposted exactly the same, comment by comment, 10 months lateri.imgur.comBlaze@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Reddit@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 months agomessage-square37fedilinkfile-text
For the threads with the older one on the left: https://lemmy.world/post/14859950 (Thank you @Nelots@lemm.ee )
minus-squareAnti-Face Weapon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·5 months agoMy understanding of how this works is that that left one is real accounts making real comments, at least in the majority. Then when the link gets reposted, either by a bot or naturally, potentially depending on the title, the bots scrape the old comments and post them. It’s content farming. And Reddit is probably okay with this.
minus-squaremoriquende@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 months agoThe right one is the “real” accounts. Notice how the left one is newer and all the accounts have names ending with four digits, except where they aren’t copies from the right.
minus-squareSternout@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoNo, the left one is older and most the names in the right contain four numbers. What’s going on here? Maybe op updated the picture?
minus-squareBlaze@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoI did, because other people complained in another comment that it was confusing to not have the older thread on the left. Anyway, it’s pretty obvious which one is which one
minus-squareFuck_u_spez_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoHey, you’re not op! Is another bot! … Oh right, I’m on Lemmy.
minus-squareSternout@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoThanks I almost thought I’m delusional
minus-squareAnti-Face Weapon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoThe left predates the right by 10 months
My understanding of how this works is that that left one is real accounts making real comments, at least in the majority.
Then when the link gets reposted, either by a bot or naturally, potentially depending on the title, the bots scrape the old comments and post them.
It’s content farming. And Reddit is probably okay with this.
The right one is the “real” accounts. Notice how the left one is newer and all the accounts have names ending with four digits, except where they aren’t copies from the right.
No, the left one is older and most the names in the right contain four numbers.
What’s going on here?
Maybe op updated the picture?
I did, because other people complained in another comment that it was confusing to not have the older thread on the left.
Anyway, it’s pretty obvious which one is which one
Hey, you’re not op! Is another bot!
…
Oh right, I’m on Lemmy.
Thanks I almost thought I’m delusional
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The left predates the right by 10 months
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