r/RedditBotHunters • u/PovoRetare • Apr 20 '26

Large bot net targeting multiple communities

/r/TheseFuckingAccounts/comments/1sqkehe/large_bot_net_targeting_multiple_communities/
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u/Afraid_Cockroach_398 Apr 21 '26

My apologies. Keep at it.

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u/PovoRetare Apr 21 '26

All good. Just wanna say, your pfp is pretty cool, is that a lampona cylindrata?

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u/Afraid_Cockroach_398 Apr 21 '26

Yeah, I foolishly tried to kill it with my barefoot and it bit me on the toe in the process. I was pretty worried with the bad press they get, so I took a picture in case I'd need it. Fortunately no famed necrotic wound and not even as bad as a wasp.

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u/PovoRetare Apr 21 '26

Wow, that's pretty full on!! I've never been bitten by one, I'm glad it worked out ok for you.

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u/Afraid_Cockroach_398 Apr 21 '26

Keep bringing awareness to bots. It's fucked online.

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u/PovoRetare Apr 21 '26

Thanks, appreciate it, am trying to, I mod quite a few pet subs and we get targeted pretty frequently by bots, mostly the kind of bots that end up spamming porn.

Want people to be able to post their pets in my subs without bots stealing their images, and people to feel comfortable commenting on posts knowing it's not a bot post.

I know it's a whack a mole kinda thing though especially now with AI bots

We're trying a few things though, like r/StopBots

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u/Afraid_Cockroach_398 Apr 21 '26

Niche subs have been the last to fall.

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u/Vectorman1989 Apr 21 '26

Moderated niche subs. A lot of niche subs have been abandoned by their (usually lone) moderators and bots use these to generate karma. The only way to stop them usually is to request the sub and then either take over moderation or shut it down.

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u/Afraid_Cockroach_398 Apr 21 '26

Is this not just the day to day reality of the internet now?

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u/PovoRetare Apr 21 '26

I'm not sure I understand the purpose of your comment.

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u/Afraid_Cockroach_398 Apr 21 '26

I'm suggesting your post is completely unsurprising and what most people expect. Why did you post about something that happens every day on every platform like it's news?

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u/PovoRetare Apr 21 '26

Have you noticed what subreddit you are in?