Why aren't we just stealing all of the top content from Reddit and posting it here?
Reddit doesn't actually own any of the content, right? Neither do any of the contributors? Seems like a good way to fuck Reddit.
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Reddit doesn't actually own any of the content, right? Neither do any of the contributors? Seems like a good way to fuck Reddit.
fun fact, if you block the bots when you see them they go away :)
Fun fact, if you change the setting in your account to not see bot posts then they go away :)
Only for accounts actually labeled as a bot. Thats basically just a flag that can be turned on and off, someone who is going to make a bot for malicious purposes such as spamming content probably won't flag it properly.
It would be bad form to make an account labeled as a bot and just post from it normally, right?
well, yes, i dont think there's anything stopping you from doing that in any way. But the bot account flag is basically just honor system is my point. I wouldn't expect it to be a rock-solid way to deal with bots. Only the good/non-malicious actors are going to properly label themselves.
wait... you can do that?
Can I learn this power?! how does one learn this power?
You'll miss out on useful bots, like the one that rewrites Lemmy links so they work right.
Like the others say, there's a downside as it blocks all content from accounts marked as bots by their creator. But on the website of your instance, clixk your name at the top right (or on mobile, hamburger button then click your name), then click Settings. The option is in there, and in my experience generally will sync through to any app you use. Your app may have a way to set this as well.