ruffsl@programming.dev to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agoReddit protest plunges user engagement, site activity and ad portal visitstechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down10cross-posted to: RedditMigration@kbin.socialreddit@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldtechnews@radiation.party
arrow-up124arrow-down1external-linkReddit protest plunges user engagement, site activity and ad portal visitstechcrunch.comruffsl@programming.dev to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square36fedilinkcross-posted to: RedditMigration@kbin.socialreddit@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldtechnews@radiation.party
minus-squareMaster@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agobut 10% is 60+% of actual human engagement. The rest are just bots talking to themselves and clicking ad links.
minus-squareSomeGuyNamedPaul@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoAnd the front page is filled with trash from fringe subs.
minus-squareNailbar@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 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.
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?
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.