ruffsl@programming.dev to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agoReddit protest plunges user engagement, site activity and ad portal visitstechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up111arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up111arrow-down1external-linkReddit protest plunges user engagement, site activity and ad portal visitstechcrunch.comruffsl@programming.dev to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square32fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareMaster@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agobut 10% is 60+% of actual human engagement. The rest are just bots talking to themselves and clicking ad links.
minus-squareNailbar@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoWill the bots dissapear when the API becomes inaccessible?
minus-squarespartanatreyu@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThe free bots that were helpful (like remindmebot) will probably all die, whereas advertisers will pay for artificial chatgpt users to boost their own content.
but 10% is 60+% of actual human engagement. The rest are just bots talking to themselves and clicking ad links.
Will the bots dissapear when the API becomes inaccessible?
The free bots that were helpful (like remindmebot) will probably all die, whereas advertisers will pay for artificial chatgpt users to boost their own content.