They actively discourage new users, and engagement.
Comment on Reddit repost bots taking over entire communities
rosahaj@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
Does blocking not work? I’m not the biggest fan of repost bots myself, but they exist for a specific purpose. There are times when you have to take efforts to curate your own experience, also.
im_fine_sandy@nord.pub 2 days ago
rosahaj@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
Yeah, that’s true. Thinking about it more ‘just block them’ only really works if they aren’t most of the platform. I make most of my posts to encourage discussion, and I don’t see repost bots doing much to that end.
SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.social 2 days ago
Not when they create new accounts constantly.
rosahaj@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
Oh yeah, no, that shouldn’t happen.