VisualA
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- Aug 22, 2024
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TBF- I'm no expert. My brand new botfarm has a grand total of zero bots and my profile on the left has the word 'newbie' under it.
However, something I have noticed on Reddit for years is that Reddit tracks and analyses all links posted. (posted, commented or DMed) They have a robust 'link blacklist' (mostly for political purposes) and I suspect that they have extended that to bot spam. If a bot gets reported for marketing a link, it only stands to reason that reddit automation would add it to the pool.
I have seen a lot of speculation surrounding how Reddit identifies and bans bots, but in every single one of these threads -- it typically starts off with a bot posting a link that has been previously targeted. From that perspective, it is just common sense that reddit would hunt and remove anyone who drops that link (especially a newish account)
Why has no one made this connection yet? I could be 1000% wrong, but it seems rational that this is the backbone of their anti-bot opperation.
However, something I have noticed on Reddit for years is that Reddit tracks and analyses all links posted. (posted, commented or DMed) They have a robust 'link blacklist' (mostly for political purposes) and I suspect that they have extended that to bot spam. If a bot gets reported for marketing a link, it only stands to reason that reddit automation would add it to the pool.
I have seen a lot of speculation surrounding how Reddit identifies and bans bots, but in every single one of these threads -- it typically starts off with a bot posting a link that has been previously targeted. From that perspective, it is just common sense that reddit would hunt and remove anyone who drops that link (especially a newish account)
Why has no one made this connection yet? I could be 1000% wrong, but it seems rational that this is the backbone of their anti-bot opperation.