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/HeavyMetalDoug 17h ago

How can I spot bots? I've no idea how people can spot them so easy

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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/Responsible-Offer724 15h ago

You can uncover people’s comments and posts by searching /u/ + username on Google with site:Reddit.com 

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u/BraveArse 3h ago

Or a firefox extension so it's right there on the page: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/profile-unhider/

The good news is that bots are getting lazier because they think they are hidden.

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u/AccurateJerboa 2h ago

Watching then panic when I point out specific things from their history is such a small pleasure I enjoy