silverbax@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoNew Study: At Least 15% of All Reddit Content is Corporate Trolls Trying to Manipulate Public Opinionmedium.comexternal-linkmessage-square168fedilinkarrow-up11.01Karrow-down162cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
arrow-up1950arrow-down1external-linkNew Study: At Least 15% of All Reddit Content is Corporate Trolls Trying to Manipulate Public Opinionmedium.comsilverbax@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square168fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
minus-squareparaphrand@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·10 months agoNo, all bad online behavior now is “bots.” At least that’s how people in the comments on lemmy and Reddit label them.
minus-squarephillaholic@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·10 months agoI always saw it as someone who only repeats talking points verbatim is essentially a robot. If I can’t tell if you are a human posting, or an automated response is there a meaningful difference?
minus-squareMelastSB@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-210 months agoShut up, bot! Edit: Shitty typo
minus-squarePoolloverNathan@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·10 months agoHe’d probably need a strong sphincter muscle to manage that.
minus-squareMelastSB@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoLol, how did I miss that
minus-squareCosmic Cleric@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months ago No, all bad online behavior now is “bots.” At least that’s how people in the comments on lemmy and Reddit label them. I, and others, have distinguish between shills and bots. Usually people use shilling as an alternative to astroturfing by paid human beings, while bots are just AI/programming posting.
No, all bad online behavior now is “bots.”
At least that’s how people in the comments on lemmy and Reddit label them.
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I always saw it as someone who only repeats talking points verbatim is essentially a robot. If I can’t tell if you are a human posting, or an automated response is there a meaningful difference?
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Shut up, bot!
Edit: Shitty typo
He’d probably need a strong sphincter muscle to manage that.
Lol, how did I miss that
I, and others, have distinguish between shills and bots.
Usually people use shilling as an alternative to astroturfing by paid human beings, while bots are just AI/programming posting.