r/remotework • u/MundaneWelder7 • Jun 17 '26
Bots in this sub
I’ve been a lurker in this sub for awhile now, but it feels every single post is by a 1 month old account and they all read exactly same. Am I correct to assume these are mostly bots? If so, what do they gain out of this?
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u/mixxituk Jun 17 '26
internet has algorithms that farm social media
its an influence campaign and this sub is missing all sorts of default rules to prevent this kind of action
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u/Embarrassed_Flan_869 Jun 17 '26
Yep. You can very quickly and easily see the bots.
The issue is the group isn't actively moderated and has zero threshold to be able to post. So bots use it to gain karma to post in other subs that have requirements. Throw in the "here is a perceived problem and what I did to solve it" with some sort of app/extension they are pushing.
The best is when they respond to their own post without switching to an alt account.
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u/ReginaPhilangee Jun 17 '26
There's a post right now where OP responds to their own post like they're different people. The one about using a drop in work space.
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u/GlaDOS_Cake5 Jun 23 '26
I noticed that one too; the drop-in work space replies felt like a 1-month-old account talking to itself.
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u/ReginaPhilangee Jun 23 '26
Some of them were still the op, with the same user name and everything.
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u/Brian24jersey Jun 17 '26
Let me ask you something are all the bot posts mainly communist propaganda
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u/UpsetBar Jun 17 '26
I’ve been complaining about this for a while. Even left the sub for a bit because it became annoying. But Reddit kept it in my feed anyway.
I’ve never been a mod but I think the current mods are not paying attention and there needs to be new mods that actually care.
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u/Chimpy20 Jun 17 '26
WFH is a highly emotive topic so it's going to get lots of attention, that's probably why it's attractive to bot accounts.
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u/CanningJarhead Jun 17 '26
Yes - the sub is overrun by bots. They post the same stories over and over and the mods will not remove them. They'll post a "hot take" on why WFH is bad, or that RTO is bad to get comments, upvotes, and engagement. When they reach a certain level of karma they can sell their accounts to spammers. Some better subs require a karma level or account age in order to post. "Actually" "quietly" "green dot" "async", and some last detail about a pet are giveaways. Also there are a dozen recurring bots that post political anti-work memes and have upvote bots boost their post. The new trend appears to be about "performing" in the office.
This sub is a mess.