Comment on Reddit bought a giant ad in Paris, urging young french people to create an account
FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 1 week ago
That little baby new account icon and comment history are two ways to check for bot, bad faith or both. Not saying you are, but it’s one of the flags
TheObviousSolution@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
The new account icon tells very little in comparison to the comment history.
If, say, my account was created today as I’m posting in a very politically radicalized topic, it can be very suggestive about the type of user I am. If the account seems to be speaking from experience and awareness of the social network they are speaking to and it is new, it can indicate they are an alt, like a newly created one from one that closed down like lemm.ee.
But aside from that, it can do very little. It is the comment history that is most revealing to the type of user you are interacting with. With comment history and a recently created account, it can pretty much nail why someone created the account for sure, whereas if you just have a new account participating and just see a single comment in a very politically radicalized topic from them, that might be suggestive, but nowhere near what a flurry of hate filled comment history would be.