Reddit CEO says facial verification may be introduced. Ostensibly to prevent bots.
But we all know how dangerous this can be. But most likely Reddit users will just accept it.
Although they have a great free analogue right under their noses - Lemmy. Which is many times better than its competitor.
I wish more people would discover Lemmy, but that’s unlikely.
BREAKING NEWS! Reddit figured out how to make their platform even shittier
I used to assume most of the bots belonged to Reddit. I still do, too.
I made the switch to Lemmy today, feels old school kind of good.
Reddit is not only allowing for bots to run rampant, but also it’s managed by the Epstein class and their supporters.
I want most people to switch to lemmy.
thank god, i need a kick in the ass to get off that poisonous slop
So glad I ditched reddit.
They made it easier for bots to thrive by allowing hidden post histories, limiting the API, and punishing users for “bad” reports, but claim they need face ID to filter out bots?
Ah yes, because bots absolutely haven’t managed to fake/generate faces now have they…
If the massive waves of permabans they have been doing for anti-trumpers weren’t enough, this should kill the website entirely.
I’m a new lemmy user because of this
Samsies
Welcome! It’s WAY quieter over here because it’s mostly people, not bots.
I’ve been on reddit for 15 years (on and off again, deleting my accounts and then re-signing up later).
I’m looking forward to a fresh start here.
Welcome aboard! Lots of new people, nice for the fediverse. I should probs donate to the project too, that helps…
Welcome! It definitely is quieter in ways here, but I find that actually engaging in conversation is better. There’s more real people here.
But this place also has the downfalls that early Reddit and 4chan had. Still better than current Reddit by miles!
This
Welcome! Hope you find and enjoy your space here
Welcome to the free side of the internet
The real problem was third party clients I swear
“…to crack down on everyone else’s AI bots”
FTFY
I would tell folks on Reddit to come to the fediverse but I deleted all my reddit accounts.
how many of us noped the fuck outa there when they tried to force their garbage app on us…? this will only hasten it’s demise.
RedReader still works (for now) - and it’s magnificent.
Reddit has had a big problem for a long time, and it has probably only gotten worse. I wouldn’t know, because I, an actual human with an opinion, was permabanned in the post-Inauguration bloodbath.
So let the bots run wild, and finish destroying Reddit.
