ruffsl@programming.dev to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agoReddit protest plunges user engagement, site activity and ad portal visitstechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square35linkfedilinkarrow-up123
arrow-up123external-linkReddit protest plunges user engagement, site activity and ad portal visitstechcrunch.comruffsl@programming.dev to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square35linkfedilink
minus-squareMaster@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agobut 10% is 60+% of actual human engagement. The rest are just bots talking to themselves and clicking ad links.
minus-squareNailbar@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoWill the bots dissapear when the API becomes inaccessible?
minus-squarespartanatreyu@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoThe free bots that were helpful (like remindmebot) will probably all die, whereas advertisers will pay for artificial chatgpt users to boost their own content.
minus-squareSomeGuyNamedPaul@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years 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?
The free bots that were helpful (like remindmebot) will probably all die, whereas advertisers will pay for artificial chatgpt users to boost their own content.
And the front page is filled with trash from fringe subs.