ruffsl@programming.dev to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agoReddit protest plunges user engagement, site activity and ad portal visitstechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down10
arrow-up123arrow-down1external-linkReddit protest plunges user engagement, site activity and ad portal visitstechcrunch.comruffsl@programming.dev to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square30fedilink
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-squareSomeGuyNamedPaul@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoAnd the front page is filled with trash from fringe subs.
minus-squareNailbar@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoWill the bots dissapear when the API becomes inaccessible?
but 10% is 60+% of actual human engagement. The rest are just bots talking to themselves and clicking ad links.
And the front page is filled with trash from fringe subs.
Will the bots dissapear when the API becomes inaccessible?