Article by The Verge, providing details about various subreddits and their mods getting threatened because they are labeled as NSFW

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[–] 56 points 3 years ago (4 children)

Yet this little hidden gem rests at the bottom of the page after the article.

Volunteer-made project that fights bots on Reddit is shutting down

Grab some popcorn, the bots are coming.

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  • [–] 20 points 3 years ago

    I was just going to say this. Holding on to the illusion of power as a major moderator is about to turn into a shitshow. Even Reddit themselves have been caught using chat bots to sway public opinion.

    Reddit has decided to make every bad decision (favoring profits) possible, all at once.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    This feels a bit like Reddit is that city planning guy who insists on opening the Ghost Containment Unit in Ghostbusters.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago*

    Peck was a part of the EPA and had legitimate reasons to investigate them.

    Venkman was a dick and didn't cooperate with Peck's investigation, so Peck got pissed and went nuclear on their ass cause he thought they were charlatans.

    The guy who actually flipped the switch even told Peck he's never seen anything like that and didn't want to do it.

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