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Russian bots are out of control, how can we fight back? (lemm.ee)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by JokeDeity@lemm.ee to c/lemmy_dev@programming.dev

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Every social media site is overrun by hundreds of Russian bots, some worse than others (Meta products). What can we do to combat this? Should those of us who don't want to live in a fascist dictatorship be running our own bot farms? Something has to be done to change the iron grip they have on the narrative of history and reality to the common man.

How can I make leftist bots to fight this plague?

Edit:

ITT: "Why you think it Russian bot, comrade? Russia never hack!"

There's enough available research to show that Russia is running massive bot programs, you're either living under a rock, ignorant, or it benefits you to deflect from the issue.

Edit 2: The user with the name like dimesix (I've blocked them) has gone through and downvoted all the comments he could on my profile. I wonder why this thread upsets him to such a degree that he'd do that?

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[–] Marin_Rider@aussie.zone 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

when you come across one, leave a comment explaining said user is a bot and has a suspicious post history, then walk away. there's no point you trying to argue with them, best you can do is paint a target on them for other unsuspecting users who may see your comment. if they are in breach of whatever platforms t&cs, no matter how minor, report them. overload the bots with bot reports

[–] JokeDeity@lemm.ee -5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Why even comment when you have nothing to say?

To clarify, I believe you're being dismissive, I believe you have ignored the body of my post and not read any of comments before leaving your dismissive comment.

I do not believe your methods would have any affect whatsoever on the ever growing issue. Most reports are not even checked by humans on social media, if they're checked at all. This is akin to telling someone to pray about their abuser, yes you're words are in the direction of their well being, but they hold no currency.

[–] camh@programming.dev 4 points 1 day ago

What are you going on about? The person you replied to directly answered your question of "how can we fight back?". They gave a method for helping people identify them to lessen their impact and to report them if they violate a site's TOS.

Why do you say they have nothing to say? Respectfully, you're out of line with your comment here.