Reddit Plans Extra Verification Steps To Detect The Human-Like AI Bots (www.sunrisegeek.com)
from helloworld7@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world on 07 May 11:42
https://lemmy.world/post/29266225

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kalipixel@reddthat.com on 07 May 11:50 next collapse

It already blocks me from reading access for some time because of VPN. I have to use libreddit on the web or redreader on mobile to access. This made me lurk reddit less, never had an account there anyway.

Ulrich@feddit.org on 07 May 14:51 collapse

They seem to have disabled this somewhat recently

[deleted] on 07 May 11:55 next collapse

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db2@lemmy.world on 07 May 12:04 collapse

That was pretty much always an option. Just a setting. The problem isn’t mods, though some of them are part of the symptom.

the_citizen@lemmy.world on 07 May 13:11 next collapse

So they will break the system more. I opened my Reddit account and shadow-banned after two days later and didn’t even receive any reason for that. I swear Reddit will be better place if they just stop to alter it.

sunzu2@thebrainbin.org on 07 May 17:41 collapse

Well if they didn't like your content and they were able to finger print you, they won't allow you to create a new account unless you get a clean slate.

Except now you can't really get a reddit account unless they can ID you

the_citizen@lemmy.world on 07 May 18:12 collapse

So they probably don’t have classical music taste. Because I didn’t even do anything else wandering in music communities. Such a shame. At least we have Lemmy.

sunzu2@thebrainbin.org on 07 May 18:23 collapse

I think in that case then, you just caught up in their AI model tools tbh. It would interesting to know what triggered it.

Alternatively you might have been reported by malicious actors but again they usually dont bother on less there is some thing controversial they didn't like.

Either way, fedi is the way. I don't think we have a classical music community so there is an opportunity there if you got it in you to mod.

the_citizen@lemmy.world on 07 May 19:09 collapse

Yes, probably I have caught to AI. Then reported for some days but they didn’t care and I deleted my account.

Also yes I already created a classical music community. It’s little but I’m happy with it.

restingboredface@sh.itjust.works on 07 May 13:15 next collapse

Unless they get creative this likely won’t do anything but piss off the human users. Research from a couple years ago found that bots are better than people at captchas.

renegadespork@lemmy.jelliefrontier.net on 07 May 13:17 next collapse

Reddit: Literally sells the platform’s content to AI companies.

AI bots: Fill Reddit with spam

Reddit:

<img alt="surprised Pikachu" src="https://lemmy.jelliefrontier.net/pictrs/image/34b68a21-1f9b-4ed5-92ad-0daaf18d175a.png">

pastermil@sh.itjust.works on 07 May 14:54 next collapse

Yeah yeah…

SouthFresh@lemmy.world on 07 May 14:58 next collapse

Add as many as you want, I’m still not going back.

stoly@lemmy.world on 07 May 15:25 next collapse

Sounds like Reddit wants to ensure that 90%+ of all traffic gets blocked.

brot@feddit.org on 07 May 17:01 next collapse

Reddit still isn’t able to fight back against those simple repost bots that copy old posts with the same title. That should be easy to detect.

sunzu2@thebrainbin.org on 07 May 17:39 collapse

Cute of you to assume they want karma farmer bots removed

dwazou@lemm.ee on 07 May 18:49 next collapse

“Extra Verification steps”

I know how large social media companies operate. This is all about increasing the value of Reddit users to advertisers. The goal is to have a more accurate user database to sell them.

Zuckerberg literally brags to corporations about how good their data is on users:

www.facebook.com/…/performance-marketing

Here, Zuck tells companies that Instagram can easily manipulate users into purchasing shit:

www.facebook.com/business/…/instagram-reels

Always be wary of anything available for free.

There are some quality exceptions (CBC, VLC, The Guardian, Linux, PBS, Wikipedia, Lemmy, ProPublica) but, by and large, “free” means they don’t care about you. You are just a commodity that they sell.

Facebook, Google, X, Reddit, Instagram… Their goal is keep people hooked to their smartphone. The recipe is very simple. You give them small dopamine hits (likes, upvotes) followed by a small break with outrageous content/emotional content. Then another dopamine hit.

Keep them hooked, gather their data, and sell them ads.

The people who know that best are former top executives :

theguardian.com/…/smartphone-addiction-silicon-va…

www.nytimes.com/2019/…/addictive-technology.html

today.com/…/facebook-whistleblower-frances-haugen…

[deleted] on 07 May 19:31 next collapse

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SirMaple__@lemmy.ca on 07 May 20:44 next collapse

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altphoto@lemmy.today on 08 May 05:22 next collapse

Speak the following sentences clearly to your phone’s microphone:

I did not “silence” with that woman.
I am not a crook.
Poop in Spanish means shit.
Shit in Spanish could be anything.

eleitl@lemm.ee on 08 May 10:23 next collapse

I read only one community on old.reddit.com, with VPN on. The moment they start asking for login there will be the moment my last contact with that site goes away.

RedEyeFlightControl@lemmy.world on 08 May 16:10 collapse

Let them drive their userbase further away. They have not learned their lesson in 15 years.