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No no no you need to curateIt’s funny how we talked about the porn bots early in this thread a while ago and now there are 15x as many, easily. Spread like fleas.
No no no you need to curateIt’s funny how we talked about the porn bots early in this thread a while ago and now there are 15x as many, easily. Spread like fleas.
lol yea I remember that one. Just block 50M accounts and you’ll be all set!No no no you need to curateIt’s funny how we talked about the porn bots early in this thread a while ago and now there are 15x as many, easily. Spread like fleas.
I was introduced to a new term listening to Sam Harris' latest podcast interview with author Cal Newport, hyper-curation (I'm pretty sure that the term I heard, but old-age and all that...) Ive not finished the podcast yet, but it's pretty interesting and it's relevant to FBG FFA too, where an argument is made for more interaction on smaller social media platforms (the distributed trust model of curation) because they are the real town halls, while Twitter is best thought of as the Colosseum. He (Cal Newport) states that he is bearish on the future of large social media platforms.No no no you need to curateIt’s funny how we talked about the porn bots early in this thread a while ago and now there are 15x as many, easily. Spread like fleas.
Twitter is opt-in, so you don't need to block anybody as long as you're under the Following tab.lol yea I remember that one. Just block 50M accounts and you’ll be all set!No no no you need to curateIt’s funny how we talked about the porn bots early in this thread a while ago and now there are 15x as many, easily. Spread like fleas.
I only follow like 200 people. Gets pretty boring in the following tabTwitter is opt-in, so you don't need to block anybody as long as you're under the Following tab.
Twitter is opt-in, so you don't need to block anybody as long as you're under the Following tab.
I don’t know which one it is, but it’s mostly in the comments, which yes are opt-in by nature but also you really can’t click on them much anymore. But whatever. It’s not going to improve.Twitter is opt-in, so you don't need to block anybody as long as you're under the Following tab.lol yea I remember that one. Just block 50M accounts and you’ll be all set!No no no you need to curateIt’s funny how we talked about the porn bots early in this thread a while ago and now there are 15x as many, easily. Spread like fleas.
For You tends to be a dumpster fire. If you're having a negative experience under that tab, I 100% believe you.
That's true. I was seeing these in basically every comment section for months.I don’t know which one it is, but it’s mostly in the comments, which yes are opt-in by nature but also you really can’t click on them much anymore. But whatever. It’s not going to improve.Twitter is opt-in, so you don't need to block anybody as long as you're under the Following tab.lol yea I remember that one. Just block 50M accounts and you’ll be all set!No no no you need to curateIt’s funny how we talked about the porn bots early in this thread a while ago and now there are 15x as many, easily. Spread like fleas.
For You tends to be a dumpster fire. If you're having a negative experience under that tab, I 100% believe you.
I’m considering only following bots for a while.Are we all already following each other?
It probably isn't that there are more porn bots as much as there is just so much less real interaction.No no no you need to curateIt’s funny how we talked about the porn bots early in this thread a while ago and now there are 15x as many, easily. Spread like fleas.
I've noticed a lot more bots in the comments on Facebook lately too, fwiw.
Sometimes generic but usually it's inflammatory, extremely politically bias, a link to porn or a link to some kind of scam. The comments used to be full of interesting discussion like you might see here but now it's just a dumpster fire.I've noticed a lot more bots in the comments on Facebook lately too, fwiw.
Thanks. Are they like the ones we sometimes get with a generic comment?
Sometimes generic but usually it's inflammatory, extremely politically bias, a link to porn or a link to some kind of scam. The comments used to be full of interesting discussion like you might see here but now it's just a dumpster fire.I've noticed a lot more bots in the comments on Facebook lately too, fwiw.
Thanks. Are they like the ones we sometimes get with a generic comment?
No there’s way more. Musk has stated charging new users a nominal amount to tweet in order to combat all the bots.It probably isn't that there are more porn bots as much as there is just so much less real interaction.No no no you need to curateIt’s funny how we talked about the porn bots early in this thread a while ago and now there are 15x as many, easily. Spread like fleas.
Yeah it’s all meant to make money or sow seeds of hate.Sometimes generic but usually it's inflammatory, extremely politically bias, a link to porn or a link to some kind of scam. The comments used to be full of interesting discussion like you might see here but now it's just a dumpster fire.I've noticed a lot more bots in the comments on Facebook lately too, fwiw.
Thanks. Are they like the ones we sometimes get with a generic comment?
Interesting. So it's a different plan than the bots we have that do the lame generic stuff.
Do you mean the bots? Who in your opinion wants to sew seeds of hate? What is their goal and purpose?Yeah it’s all meant to make money or sow seeds of hate.Sometimes generic but usually it's inflammatory, extremely politically bias, a link to porn or a link to some kind of scam. The comments used to be full of interesting discussion like you might see here but now it's just a dumpster fire.I've noticed a lot more bots in the comments on Facebook lately too, fwiw.
Thanks. Are they like the ones we sometimes get with a generic comment?
Interesting. So it's a different plan than the bots we have that do the lame generic stuff.
China, Russia, Iran and North Korea all have huge cyber warfare groups that exist to do this in order to influence and destabilize countries they view as hostile to them.Do you mean the bots? Who in your opinion wants to sew seeds of hate? What is their goal and purpose?Yeah it’s all meant to make money or sow seeds of hate.Sometimes generic but usually it's inflammatory, extremely politically bias, a link to porn or a link to some kind of scam. The comments used to be full of interesting discussion like you might see here but now it's just a dumpster fire.I've noticed a lot more bots in the comments on Facebook lately too, fwiw.
Thanks. Are they like the ones we sometimes get with a generic comment?
Interesting. So it's a different plan than the bots we have that do the lame generic stuff.
Joe I respect you greatly but you’ve never heard of this before??Do you mean the bots? Who in your opinion wants to sew seeds of hate? What is their goal and purpose?Yeah it’s all meant to make money or sow seeds of hate.Sometimes generic but usually it's inflammatory, extremely politically bias, a link to porn or a link to some kind of scam. The comments used to be full of interesting discussion like you might see here but now it's just a dumpster fire.I've noticed a lot more bots in the comments on Facebook lately too, fwiw.
Thanks. Are they like the ones we sometimes get with a generic comment?
Interesting. So it's a different plan than the bots we have that do the lame generic stuff.
I've noticed a lot more bots in the comments on Facebook lately too, fwiw.
I've noticed a lot more bots in the comments on Facebook lately too, fwiw.
I have a friend who posted on Facebook a couple weeks ago about how he thought he nearly fell for an Apple ID phishing scam. Within a few hours, he had more than 150 comments, all from spambots that referenced the same "cybersecurity expert" who was very likely a scammer. It's insane scrolling through and seeing all the responses from the bots. Never seen anything like it before (though I try to stay off FB as much as possible).
I've noticed a lot more bots in the comments on Facebook lately too, fwiw.
I have a friend who posted on Facebook a couple weeks ago about how he thought he nearly fell for an Apple ID phishing scam. Within a few hours, he had more than 150 comments, all from spambots that referenced the same "cybersecurity expert" who was very likely a scammer. It's insane scrolling through and seeing all the responses from the bots. Never seen anything like it before (though I try to stay off FB as much as possible).
I guess all his posts on FB are set to “public”?
Joe I respect you greatly but you’ve never heard of this before??Do you mean the bots? Who in your opinion wants to sew seeds of hate? What is their goal and purpose?Yeah it’s all meant to make money or sow seeds of hate.Sometimes generic but usually it's inflammatory, extremely politically bias, a link to porn or a link to some kind of scam. The comments used to be full of interesting discussion like you might see here but now it's just a dumpster fire.I've noticed a lot more bots in the comments on Facebook lately too, fwiw.
Thanks. Are they like the ones we sometimes get with a generic comment?
Interesting. So it's a different plan than the bots we have that do the lame generic stuff.
I've noticed a lot more bots in the comments on Facebook lately too, fwiw.
I have a friend who posted on Facebook a couple weeks ago about how he thought he nearly fell for an Apple ID phishing scam. Within a few hours, he had more than 150 comments, all from spambots that referenced the same "cybersecurity expert" who was very likely a scammer. It's insane scrolling through and seeing all the responses from the bots. Never seen anything like it before (though I try to stay off FB as much as possible).
I guess all his posts on FB are set to “public”?
Guess so. I just clicked "Who can see" his post, and it says, "Anyone on or off Facebook."
I have no idea who is behind the bots. I assume it's like GroveDiesel posted.Do you mean the bots? Who in your opinion wants to sew seeds of hate? What is their goal and purpose?Yeah it’s all meant to make money or sow seeds of hate.Sometimes generic but usually it's inflammatory, extremely politically bias, a link to porn or a link to some kind of scam. The comments used to be full of interesting discussion like you might see here but now it's just a dumpster fire.I've noticed a lot more bots in the comments on Facebook lately too, fwiw.
Thanks. Are they like the ones we sometimes get with a generic comment?
Interesting. So it's a different plan than the bots we have that do the lame generic stuff.
I've found the For You has algorithm has been picking up my behavior pretty quickly and then showing me the appropriate content. Purdue in the final four, fantasy baseball, and a few other subjects have been pretty quick to update in that feed.Twitter is opt-in, so you don't need to block anybody as long as you're under the Following tab.lol yea I remember that one. Just block 50M accounts and you’ll be all set!No no no you need to curateIt’s funny how we talked about the porn bots early in this thread a while ago and now there are 15x as many, easily. Spread like fleas.
For You tends to be a dumpster fire. If you're having a negative experience under that tab, I 100% believe you.
Yes, this is my experience too. The way it goes off the rails is that if you click on one political thread (doesn't matter what the topic is), the algorithm starts feeding you related content like a fire hose. And the content under "For You" is selected because it's getting engagement on the platform, which is often a negative indicator of quality. So For You feels like a funhouse mirror version of Following, where it's the same topics only dialed up to 11 and with more stupidity than usual.I've found the For You has algorithm has been picking up my behavior pretty quickly and then showing me the appropriate content. Purdue in the final four, fantasy baseball, and a few other subjects have been pretty quick to update in that feed.Twitter is opt-in, so you don't need to block anybody as long as you're under the Following tab.lol yea I remember that one. Just block 50M accounts and you’ll be all set!No no no you need to curateIt’s funny how we talked about the porn bots early in this thread a while ago and now there are 15x as many, easily. Spread like fleas.
For You tends to be a dumpster fire. If you're having a negative experience under that tab, I 100% believe you.
At one point, Grok started producing some pretty dangerous misinformation about Iran striking Israel with heavy missiles. Grok got this info from accounts spreading misinformation in April.
I've found the For You has algorithm has been picking up my behavior pretty quickly and then showing me the appropriate content. Purdue in the final four, fantasy baseball, and a few other subjects have been pretty quick to update in that feed.