AI bots on Reddit reaching the front page? I absolutely believe it - eviltoast

Will Manidis is the CEO of AI-driven healthcare startup ScienceIO

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      Account age and karma makes an account look more legit and it’s thus more useful for spreading misinformation and/or guerilla marketing.

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      Same reason why people play cookie clicker, watch the useless number go up.

      Also, some subs are downright hostile to people with low karma.

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        I actually got auto-added to some bullshit sub that was “for people with so much karma.” I don’t remember what the number was, because it was such a useless sub that no one engaged with.

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      Some subreddits require a minimum karma score for posting. And it gets less likely to get shadow banned the more karma you have.

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        Ohhh right. I remember subs had that bullshit. I didnt know about the shadowban thing though.