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[–] TauZero@mander.xyz 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) Somehow I doubt the actual spambots have applied for a developer API key. They'll be fine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] usernotfound@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 years ago I wouldn't be surprised if they had, actually. Still, a spam bot can just use the free license - they won't make nearly as much api requests as a proper app would. The ones that make 60 posts per account per hour are easy to detect no matter how they post. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] usernotfound@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 years ago I wouldn't be surprised if they had, actually. Still, a spam bot can just use the free license - they won't make nearly as much api requests as a proper app would. The ones that make 60 posts per account per hour are easy to detect no matter how they post. permalink fedilink source parent