• Margot Robbie
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    141 year ago

    https://lemmy.world/post/805180

    Well, I’ve already made my points on using repost bots very clear a few days ago, and I still think they are a serious problem.

    And the current conditions of this community is exactly what I was worried about.

    • NaN
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      61 year ago

      Originally I didn’t see an issue with them, but I have noticed when they pop up in my feed (usually All), I don’t bother opening them, don’t interact with them, don’t comment, etc. Its not even that I have an issue with it being a bot, more that I don’t see a point when it’s not a person. It’s noise.

      • Margot Robbie
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        1 year ago

        Yeah, you can see the effect it has on c/politics and c/technology exactly in my response to @antik@lemmy.world on the post, and I think discussion quality has already visibly degraded there due to the outrage and fearmongering piped in from reddit, not to mention here it’s basically mostly spam with little or no comments on bot posts.

        And unlike the comments predicted, they didn’t get turned off for any subreddit after July 1st, they just turned it on for more subreddits, exactly like I said they would.

        I know the admins have a lot on their plate with last night’s hack and all, but I do think this is critical in shaping this instance’s culture and should be a priority to resolve.

        Nobody really wants to see another r/politics.

        • Antik 👾
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          21 year ago

          Alright, not going to copy/paste everything here too but since you tagged me: https://lemmy.world/comment/1086848

          And yes it has been a very busy time for everyone involved between the I stance update issues, the meta discussion, the hack and so many other things behind the scenes. But we try not to rush in the decision-making and stay transparant.

      • Margot Robbie
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        41 year ago

        Please actually buy tickets to “Barbie” on July 21st, SloppyPuppy!