r/technology • u/ArgentineBeauty • 18h ago

Society Ukraine Struck Yandex Data Centers, Russian Bots Went Silent—Now Questions Are Mounting

https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/ukraine-struck-yandex-data-centers-russian-bots-went-silent-now-questions-are-mounting-23339
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u/DidIJustWitnessThat 17h ago

Got banned yesterday from a sub for doing just that. Lol.

The Internet is dead, about the only thing we can do now is help accelerate it's downfall.

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u/BerryLanky 17h ago edited 10h ago

I’ve been part of Reddit subs with two hundred people. Then overnight it jumped to thousands. And we got flooded with posts. Once you realize at least half the users on any given thread are bots you start to question why you are wasting your time. You might be the only human in a comment section

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u/goblin_humppa27 16h ago

I had a weird black mirror type experience where I tried to call out a bot, and more bots replied to me. Their responses didn't even follow what I said.

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u/Mojozilla 9h ago

I have been part of this happening in real time on reddit. Lol a person asked a question about files and the bot lost the plot and started saying weird shit like "my boss is so silly, but he's a good boss"...in a menopause sub 🤣🤣 the bot glitched a few times. I reported it and by the time I came back a few seconds later, the bot was banned.

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u/Mojozilla 16h ago

I was banned from r/deadinternettheory for saying that I've noticed all the Trump signs have been taken down in Arkansas.

OP of that thread asked if ppl think all of the trump supporters are bots. I answered and got banned. And muted so I couldn't say anything. I think that sub is sus.

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u/DidIJustWitnessThat 16h ago

Wouldnt even remotely surprise me to find out that the sub about the Internet just being bots is completely run by bots. Lol.

The irony even. :)

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u/ThinkTheUnknown 12h ago

Looks like you’re on to something.

https://www.reddit.com/r/theydidthemath/s/4zawBOr5sZ

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u/Mojozilla 9h ago

Damn! These mods are banning this news and comments. Ugh. Sometimes I even see them in niche subs, bringing up political crap. It's been a nice couple days without their rabid behavior

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u/Mediocre-Touch-6133 14h ago

Same. I'm banned from askreddit, pourstea, pics and probably several other subs for calling out bots. I've received 3-day suspensions for "abusing the report feature" before. Reddit wants the bots.