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  • EdibleFriend@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    They did the exact same thing with a different account yesterday. I’m guessing this is going to be a thing for a while.

    • kautau@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      The annoying thing is it’s just one federated server with bot accounts. Wish with enough use or mod votes something we could automatically defederate

    • Amaltheamannen
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      8 months ago

      Ive seen those kind of posts all the way back to the reddit Exodus. No idea what their motives are even.

      • Baku@aussie.zone
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        8 months ago

        I think at the moment it’s mainly about causing drama and chaos. I’d say 70% are bots made just because we seem like easy targets, 25% are bots made by people with vested interested in the liked of Reddit and similar trying to cast doubt on the legitimacy of the fediverse, and 5% are just people making bots for no real reason