silverbax@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoNew Study: At Least 15% of All Reddit Content is Corporate Trolls Trying to Manipulate Public Opinionmedium.comexternal-linkmessage-square214fedilinkarrow-up11.38Karrow-down171cross-posted to: reddit@lemmy.worldsnoocalypse@lemmy.mltechnology@beehaw.orghackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up11.31Karrow-down1external-linkNew Study: At Least 15% of All Reddit Content is Corporate Trolls Trying to Manipulate Public Opinionmedium.comsilverbax@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square214fedilinkcross-posted to: reddit@lemmy.worldsnoocalypse@lemmy.mltechnology@beehaw.orghackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
minus-squareCosmic Cleric@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months ago No, all bad online behavior now is “bots.” At least that’s how people in the comments on lemmy and Reddit label them. I, and others, have distinguish between shills and bots. Usually people use shilling as an alternative to astroturfing by paid human beings, while bots are just AI/programming posting.
I, and others, have distinguish between shills and bots.
Usually people use shilling as an alternative to astroturfing by paid human beings, while bots are just AI/programming posting.