Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 年前What's your take on the bots here?message-squaremessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up138arrow-down1message-squareWhat's your take on the bots here?Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 年前message-square29linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareslazer2au@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 年前Problem is it requires bot runners to be honest.
minus-squarem_fAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·1 年前You can probably get your instance admin to ban any bot accounts that aren’t being honest, which is also a step up for Reddit.
minus-squareJiminaMann@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 年前how do we distinguish bots from real accounts?
minus-squareRandomVideos@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 年前Can bots respond to direct messages or replies?
minus-squareCaptain Janeway@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 年前In theory you can write scripts with Selenium to do anything a regular user would do. Most bots have limits but it’s always possible to basically write scripts that virtually click buttons, write content, post content, etc.
minus-squareRemember_the_tooth@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 年前If we want to, how do we disincentive them?
Problem is it requires bot runners to be honest.
You can probably get your instance admin to ban any bot accounts that aren’t being honest, which is also a step up for Reddit.
how do we distinguish bots from real accounts?
Can bots respond to direct messages or replies?
In theory you can write scripts with Selenium to do anything a regular user would do. Most bots have limits but it’s always possible to basically write scripts that virtually click buttons, write content, post content, etc.
yes
If we want to, how do we disincentive them?