ruffsl@programming.dev to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agoReddit 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 · 1 year agomessage-square30fedilinkcross-posted to: RedditMigration@kbin.socialreddit@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldtechnews@radiation.party
minus-squareMaster@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agobut 10% is 60+% of actual human engagement. The rest are just bots talking to themselves and clicking ad links.
minus-squareNailbar@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoWill the bots dissapear when the API becomes inaccessible?
minus-squareSomeGuyNamedPaul@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoAnd 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.