Comment by piker
4 days ago
Sure. If you turn on "show dead" you will see half a dozen green-named (i.e., recently established) accounts that are obviously "agents". They're clogging up the pipe with noise. We as a collective are well-positioned to fight back and help protect the commons from the monster we have created.
It's even worse. They're not limited to new accounts. I've seen a lot of bots now from accounts that are literally years old but with zero activity that suddenly start posting a lot of comments within a span of 24 to 48 hours. I have some examples of them if you search my recent comments.
Welp, I just might get flagged by your method then. I lurk extensively on this site. I haven’t figured out how to “fit in”.
You would not. You don't normally post lots of comments. The occasional return after a long period of inactivity is not in itself suspicious.
I've seen this too. What's confusing is they don't seem to be accomplishing anything? They're not pushing products
What's the point? To prime the account for later?
"can the bot army push average opinion x% in this innocuous topic?" it could very easily be a/b testing a propaganda system.
I am simultaneously grateful that you told us about this, and also kind of wish I didn't know. There's so much.
Wow thank you, I didn't know about this feature