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How can Lemmy avoid the bots?
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Do those for-profit social media companies want to drive-down traffic that makes them seem more valuable to advertisers? I get that it's still insanely difficult, and we can't actually implement a captcha on every up-vote, but it seems like there's a conflict of interest between moderators and site owners when it comes to bot activity.
Arguably, some of the platforms I mentioned have even more of an interest on preventing bots. If I want to place ads on your website, but you can't tell me if out of 100 impressions 10 are bots or 90 are bots... I'm not wasting my money, or at the very least, I'll expect rates significantly lower than other competitors.
I don't know. Wouldn't their motivation be to know exactly how many bots there are (so they could disclose the number if/when asked) but continue to let them proliferate?
Social media companies generally benefit from high traffic for advertiser appeal, but combating bots is crucial for maintaining user trust and engagement. Implementing CAPTCHAs for every upvote may not be feasible, but addressing bot activity is generally in the long-term interest of social media companies.
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Oh god. Could you imagine doing a captcha every time you upvoted? Please DO NOT do this, Ernest.