I'm convinced that Reddit themselves are either behind those bots, or are deliberately looking the other way. Those bots posting and commenting make the site look more active than it actually is.
this post was submitted on 05 Oct 2023
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Need context on the question. You mean reposting stuff on Reddit or reposting stuff from Reddit?
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Everybody witness my amazing technical prowess and bot configuration skills. Repetitively.
Itβs difficult to build new communities. You need fresh content to attract a crowd and unfortunately the best way to do this is with Reddit reposts.
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Hah! I remember reddit