Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 13 days agoWhat's your take on the bots here?message-squaremessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhat's your take on the bots here?Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 13 days agomessage-square30fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarem_f@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·13 days agoYou can probably get your instance admin to ban any bot accounts that aren’t being honest, which is also a step up for Reddit.
minus-squareJiminaMann@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·12 days agohow do we distinguish bots from real accounts?
minus-squareRandomVideos@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·12 days agoCan bots respond to direct messages or replies?
minus-squareCaptain Janeway@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 days agoIn theory you can write scripts with Selenium to do anything a regular user would do. Most bots have limits but it’s always possible to basically write scripts that virtually click buttons, write content, post content, etc.
You can probably get your instance admin to ban any bot accounts that aren’t being honest, which is also a step up for Reddit.
how do we distinguish bots from real accounts?
Can bots respond to direct messages or replies?
In theory you can write scripts with Selenium to do anything a regular user would do. Most bots have limits but it’s always possible to basically write scripts that virtually click buttons, write content, post content, etc.