r/technology • u/ArgentineBeauty • 19h 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/nonlawyer 16h ago

It got a lot harder when Reddit started allowing hidden comment histories. 

But the misfires are still kinda obvious, usually a TwoWords_bunchaNumbers account that’s relatively young and making comments that sound very generic or off topic.  

Usually boosting one of the Russian-aligned rightwing parties like the GOP, AfD, Reform etc. Or indirectly by pretending to be a lefty with “concerns” about their opposition.

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u/CvieYltidrekoof 15h ago

Reddit was better when default usernames were downvoted. 

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u/Responsible-Offer724 15h ago

The signup process makes it really easy to accidentally accept the default name and as soon as you do there’s no way to go back. I’ve been using Reddit for 20 years most of my old accounts have been banned for various reasons and now I’m stuck with this one because you can’t create accounts without emails anymore 

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u/Primary_Engine_9273 13h ago

Yeah apparently my account is 6 years old. I don't even remember signing up, I think initially I just looked at Reddit when I saw a link to it in an article or something idk, and I guess for some reason I wanted to post and one thing leads to another, this account with my normal email has this word word number username and people like the other poster for some reason auto assume I'm a bot.

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u/jackofslayers 13h ago

you are a bot.

You can easily make a new account with a real username if you do not associated with bots.

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u/Primary_Engine_9273 13h ago

If username is your demarcation point between bot and human, you... do realize people can choose a non word word number username for a bot account... right?

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u/CvieYltidrekoof 13h ago

It’s more complex and depends on the person. 

You don’t seem like a bot to me.