oh yeah. every instance I asked to join needed one of those. but I suppose I person could fill that out then let their bot run the account once they're in
It is also the case of asking if an account is a bot account where you can't tell after a quick glance of their history. There are ways of dealing with spam accounts, but there isn't a way to deal with bot accounts that aren't blatant spam.
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Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee · 65 pts · 1y
One of the actually funny recurring jokes on Reddit was "everyone on Reddit is a bot except you".
It's becoming less and less funny by the day.
NaibofTabr@infosec.pub · 38 pts · 1y
Tragedy is comedy + time
eager_eagle@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
"... except you, a dog. Because on the internet nobody knows that you're a dog."
so there are no humans on reddit
HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club · 39 pts · 1y
As shit as Reddit is, there isn't any built in failsafe for Lemmy.
WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 1y
I don't know how it is now but when I joined lemmy every server but .World required like a written paragraph and to wait for an email
sad_detective_man@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 1y
oh yeah. every instance I asked to join needed one of those. but I suppose I person could fill that out then let their bot run the account once they're in
HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club · 5 pts · 1y
It is also the case of asking if an account is a bot account where you can't tell after a quick glance of their history. There are ways of dealing with spam accounts, but there isn't a way to deal with bot accounts that aren't blatant spam.
real_squids@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 1y
and also pretty weird captchas, haven't seen those in years
AfricanExpansionist@lemmy.ml · 12 pts · 1y
Most Lemmy instances have some admin oversight with regard to registration. Moreover, there are always more instances, including secret instances.
deegeese@sopuli.xyz · 7 pts · 1y
The built in failsafe is federation.
the_crotch@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y
Yeah, bots having the ability to jump instances when they're banned makes us safer from bots
cmgvd3lw@discuss.tchncs.de · 11 pts · 1y
Lemmy also has bots though. Luckily you can block them.
real_squids@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 1y
I think it's more fun to stick a tag on them. Depends on the bot of course
sad_detective_man@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 1y
wait, like user created bots or did Lemmy specifically make them to inflate the site's userbase?
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de · 4 pts · 1y
When someone specifically makes a bot they can mark the account the bot uses as a bot. And you can filter those out.
Of course nothing keeps someone from not marking a bot as a bot.