Like people always say reddit is filled with bots, but I looked through the users of the top posts and didn’t find evidence that they are bots.

Like how do you know who is a bot? Is there things to look out for?

Edit: And I’d appreciate it if there are real examples of bots getting caught and the evidence of them being bots.

  • SGforce@lemmy.ca
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    The easiest way is to look at what comes up in /new. You’ll see copycat subreddits pop up and suddenly be full of reposts filled with accounts saying bland replies. Usually mundane things like copies of r/aww. Click on the accounts themselves and look at their activity. It’s subreddits of bots replying to bots. They do that until they reach a certain maturity then likely get sold to advertisers and propagandists