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minus-squarepjwestin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·4 months agoI think the bot uptick is a direct result of the mod strike and API changes. A lot of mods left, and a lot of the auto-mod tools they were using from third-party developers got nuked, so there are less people moderating with worse tools.
minus-squareLeeker@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoAlso wouldn’t surprise me if some of the mods took a cut to even let bots post on their sub.
I think the bot uptick is a direct result of the mod strike and API changes. A lot of mods left, and a lot of the auto-mod tools they were using from third-party developers got nuked, so there are less people moderating with worse tools.
Also wouldn’t surprise me if some of the mods took a cut to even let bots post on their sub.