Every social media site is overrun by hundreds of Russian bots, some worse than others (Meta products). What can we do to combat this? Should those of us who don’t want to live in a fascist dictatorship be running our own bot farms? Something has to be done to change the iron grip they have on the narrative of history and reality to the common man.

How can I make leftist bots to fight this plague?

  • GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works
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    12 hours ago

    It really is everyone. It’s not all bots. There’s troll farms that employ people in poor countries. Republican think tanks are their biggest customers, but nation states like Isreal and russia get in on the act. You can hire the same people to shill your product for you as well. That’s why you always see karma farming on Reddit, they’re seasoning the account in order to sell it. You can buy accounts for every platform or just pay for likes.

  • Marin_Rider@aussie.zone
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    13 hours ago

    when you come across one, leave a comment explaining said user is a bot and has a suspicious post history, then walk away. there’s no point you trying to argue with them, best you can do is paint a target on them for other unsuspecting users who may see your comment. if they are in breach of whatever platforms t&cs, no matter how minor, report them. overload the bots with bot reports

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      19 hours ago

      Yeah I don’t know what country (planet) you’re living on, but it’s bigger than annoying trolls.

  • demesisx@programming.dev
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    24 hours ago

    What makes you so sure they’re Russian bots? What are they saying that gives you that impression?