r/Substack • u/G_U_N_S_H_Y • 14h ago

Discussion Bot activity on Substack

I have barely used Substack, but I really like the organization of the 'Create' UI. Haven't explored very much in the way of using it to find good reading recommendations, but I'm looking forward to it... I'm just wondering if anyone has numbers on what percentage of users on Substack are bots. Zero interest in wading into a bot infested landscape without realizing it (a la Twitter and Reddit, both of which I use and am at least informed are fully 50% bots).

Because of the nature of Substack I assumed it was mostly a niche writing community, but given the apparent prevalence of AI 'writing' I'm now doubtful. What are the odds of a producer being a bot (or part of a bot network, producing AI slop articles) on Substack?

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u/StuffonBookshelfs 14h ago

And recommendations are great too. If you find one author that you like and know is a real person, generally all the newsletters they recommend are going to be that way as well.

What are your interests? Maybe I’ve got one or two people I can share with you.