ruffsl@programming.dev to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 3年前Reddit protest plunges user engagement, site activity and ad portal visitstechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up134cross-posted to: RedditMigration@kbin.socialreddit@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldtechnews@radiation.party
arrow-up134external-linkReddit protest plunges user engagement, site activity and ad portal visitstechcrunch.comruffsl@programming.dev to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 3年前message-square30fedilinkcross-posted to: RedditMigration@kbin.socialreddit@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldtechnews@radiation.party
minus-squareMaster@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3年前but 10% is 60+% of actual human engagement. The rest are just bots talking to themselves and clicking ad links.
minus-squareNailbar@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3年前Will the bots dissapear when the API becomes inaccessible?
minus-squareSomeGuyNamedPaul@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3年前And the front page is filled with trash from fringe subs.
but 10% is 60+% of actual human engagement. The rest are just bots talking to themselves and clicking ad links.
Will the bots dissapear when the API becomes inaccessible?
And the front page is filled with trash from fringe subs.