ruffsl@programming.dev to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agoReddit protest plunges user engagement, site activity and ad portal visitstechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down10
arrow-up126arrow-down1external-linkReddit protest plunges user engagement, site activity and ad portal visitstechcrunch.comruffsl@programming.dev to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square36fedilink
minus-squareMaster@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agobut 10% is 60+% of actual human engagement. The rest are just bots talking to themselves and clicking ad links.
minus-squareSomeGuyNamedPaul@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoAnd the front page is filled with trash from fringe subs.
minus-squareNailbar@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoWill the bots dissapear when the API becomes inaccessible?
minus-squarespartanatreyu@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThe free bots that were helpful (like remindmebot) will probably all die, whereas advertisers will pay for artificial chatgpt users to boost their own content.
but 10% is 60+% of actual human engagement. The rest are just bots talking to themselves and clicking ad links.
And the front page is filled with trash from fringe subs.
Will the bots dissapear when the API becomes inaccessible?
The free bots that were helpful (like remindmebot) will probably all die, whereas advertisers will pay for artificial chatgpt users to boost their own content.