Reddit Migration @kbin.social fivezero @lemmy.world 2y ago

Reddit seems to be scrambling behind the scenes to try and limit the effects of the migration. Damage control: ChatGPT bots are spamming pro-admin, astroturfed comments

Apologies if this is a repost. They’re scared lol.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Save3rdPartyApps/comments/14q12g7/subreddits_are_starting_to_see_spam_from/

DACH - Deutschsprachige Community für Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz @feddit.de Temperche @feddit.de 2y ago

Reddit scheint sich hinter den Kulissen zu bemühen, die Auswirkungen der Migration zu begrenzen. Schadensbegrenzung: ChatGPT-Bots spammen pro-admin, astroturfed Kommentare

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Looks like r/programming discovered the astroturfing, so in true Reddit fashion they simply shut down the subreddit entirely to avoid the spread of negative public sentiment. Thanks for galvanizing my resolve to migrate to the fediverse, Spez
- Shut down, you say? Every subreddit should post such truths, you say? Reddit will atomize itself instantly, you say?
  
  Okay, maybe not but it's a fun thought, no?
- I noticed this happened before the reddit blackouts. I haven't been to reddit since. Is this a new occurrence of the same ChatGPT astroturfing or is this that same news?
- r/programming was one of the earliest subreddits, I think it was actually #2. Can't view it anymore, but the moderation team of r/programming would have been pretty reddit admin/staff heavy. Pretty sure spez was listed on the moderation team at one point.
- Wow. Just checked. The newest post in that sub is 3 weeks old.

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