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Facebook has started using AI bots to boost engagement (and revenue). Is Reddit trying to do the same thing?
I see a ton of fake comments on polarized topics. They start off as a somewhat normal back-and-forth but if you follow it down the funnel thread eventually one commenter will stop making sense. I thought it was a propaganda/pr thing but I guess it could be bots. I’ve seen it on the privacy sub too.
Maybe it’s automated propaganda and opinion steering.