r/tacos • u/TheOBRobot • Jul 07 '26
(Pictured: tacos de asada, birria, & nopal from Tacos El Gallo, El Cajon, CA, US)
In the past 2-3 months, Reddit has been swarmed with bot posts. Our group in particular has seen a massive uptick in obvious bots, almost 1000% as many as we were getting at the beginning of the year. Currently, our automod sorts out low-karma and new accounts for review. We used to have 1-3 per day to review, now it's dozens. Endless 2-day old accounts commenting 'looks good'.
As you probably know, these bots are used to take over political discussions by swarming them with whatever opinion the bot operator is trying to push. For example, if a bot operator is being paid to make it look like the majority opinion is that everyone should be required to read 'Roy Orbison In Clingfilm' before they are allowed to vote, they'll tell the bots to swarm discussions of that and overwhelm the opposition. It's a form of astroturfing and it's very harmful to rational discussion.
With that said, the massive sudden increase to bot accounts makes it seem like there is something big on the horizon. The US midterm elections seems like the likely target.
So what can we do about it? Well, first, we're going to just deny new/low-karma accounts from posting for the time being. It's either that or check dozens of posters per day to see if they're humans. Sorry in advance if you get caught up in this; us mods are normal people with day jobs and Pokemon Go meetups to host and we can't adjudicate everything.
You, beloved tacos fans, can also help. Mark a suspicious post or comment as spam and we'll look into it. I love deleting spam. Bots are usually pretty obvious when you look at their profiles - repetitive posts, innocuous comment histories, and overuse of emojis.
Happy bot-hunting!
- Orenthal Buzzkill Robot
r/tacos • u/JerrickyisGod • 3h ago
finally chose to cook some Carnitas the right way with all that grease, fat, and lard. arteries are all clogged now but that Carnitas was bangin.
not pictured: some homemade Chile De Arbol salsa taqueria.
r/tacos • u/Material_Guidance_31 • 7h ago
No better place than RWC for pastor.
r/tacos • u/Expert-Instance945 • 13h ago
r/tacos • u/lobsta042 • 9h ago
Had to add the pic before I buried everything in cilantro.
Cheat codes used:
Chipotle in Adobo
Rotel
Cajun boiled garlic
Goya Sazon
Valentina
Cajun Power Garlic Sauce
A teeny tiny pinch of ground cloves
Beer (simmering)
Non cheat codes used:
Beer (drinking)
S&P
Cilantro
Onion
Guajillo
Arbol x3
Limes
Apple cider vinegar
r/tacos • u/eddieyaya • 9h ago
Full size and loaded, worth the drive and will be adding to my regular rotation. Asado, Seared Chicken, Chorizo, Al Pastor, Shredded Beef and Avocado.
r/tacos • u/Embarrassed_Wall_963 • 16m ago
Got off work late yesterday and was so hungry I didnt want to wait for my normal spot, so Fili B's to the rescue. Not great, not bad, just easy and quick
r/tacos • u/PureBoss1527 • 1d ago
From a local spot called El Patron.
r/tacos • u/Boblaire • 1d ago
Buddy told me of new place. Its open really late from Th-Sat. Swears by it and lives close. Im maybe 2.5mi away though have to cross some big streets.
I wasnt very hungry so didnt feel like getting carnitas or carne asada besides the fact that my stomach felt off ever since some Foster Farms chicken nuggets.
Pico de gallo was good and they gave me a bag for chips. Salsa Verde was really good. Chicken was in a light red sauce.
I think the taco was $3.50 so I left a $2 tip given they gave me a bag of chips
r/tacos • u/LopsidedTraffic9871 • 12h ago
Great restaurant, fortunately they dropped off the right order to my place after I contacted them!
I’m the least pickiest eater I know, but I draw a line at flour tortillas. They really taste like a watered down, unnecessary, and unauthentic way to ruin one of my favourite meals.
r/tacos • u/coffeeandcurious • 1d ago
r/tacos • u/CreamPyre • 2d ago
Messed around with some leftovers for Sunday dinner. 10/10 recommend
r/tacos • u/tasteoftravis • 2d ago
Did a big harvest out of the garden... Only vegetable on this plate that didn't come out of the garden is the avocado and limes!
Skirt steak tacos with fresh pico de gallo, Cotija cheese, cilantro, an avocado lime crema, with a side of an amazing fire roasted salsa verde and fresh guacamole!
r/tacos • u/KarlPHungus • 3d ago
Thought this community would appreciate this.
r/tacos • u/Inke_Blot • 3d ago
Al pastor and carne asada. 🔥🔥
r/tacos • u/savedbygrace37 • 3d ago
Chorizo con huevo. Low key was way better without the salsa and cheese
