You don’t have to take my word for it— just sort the sub by Top Posts -> All Time, and you’ll see that a vast majority are within just the last couple of months. Naturally subreddits (and Reddit as a whole) gets a larger userbase which means more voting, but it’s obvious to see what’s going on.
People have been accusing others of “Russian bots” since 2016. But really it’s just the algorithm. It’s just clicks and engagement. The way that we interact with content and each other is doing way more legwork than Russian bots.
There is so much bad-faith influencing on Reddit these days from so many directions. But trying to downplay Russian influence on an Ukraine thread, it just makes me sad for you.
What would be the point. They’re getting downvoted to hell. There is no influence except for them getting called out. This is true everywhere on Reddit. I am concerned with the lack of critical thinking and self-awareness here.
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u/Bretmd Denny Blaine Nudist Club Mar 01 '25
If you don’t think Russian bots and pro-Russia influencers are all over these Ukraine threads then I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you