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/DarkStrobeLight 12h ago

There's a non-zero chance that the indifference you've encountered towards bots is actually bots.

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u/LemurianLemurLad 10h ago

Non-zero? I would seriously guess MOST of the "bots are fine" crowd are actually bots.

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u/Nolo__contendere_ 10h ago

I think it's less obvious to some people when they come across a bot. It's kind of a similar issue with AI

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u/SlowThePath 8h ago edited 8h ago

It's the SAME issue as AI. AI will just make the bots less detectable and better at manipulating users.

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u/fredthefishlord 3h ago

If they'd ever commented on the issues with rampant reposts under a reddit repost bot they'd know that's true

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u/maximumdownvote 1h ago

But it's NOT bots according to the thread op. It's social media!

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u/Only_Search8473 8h ago

I've experienced aggression almost every time I've pointed out the bot issue. Immediate name calling and insults (probably bots if i had to guess).

Which ironically, only proves my point further.

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u/HoveringGoat 10h ago

more than likely i would wager.