half of its already bots, so im not surprised and it usually the propaganda bots keeping up the engagements. Also i heard reddit wants to make thier post/account history mroe private so its harder to discern a bot.
WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
Setting aside the veritable TITAN-loads of shady shit Palsntir is up to, it’s also worth noting that Reddit’s policy changes have made it clear that providing a platform for the spread of disinformation is a central part of its current business model, so I’d assume that not only is Palantir using it for that purpose, but that they are far from alone.
Ledericas@lemm.ee 3 days ago
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 4 days ago
Reddit’s policy changes have made it clear that providing a platform for the spread of disinformation is a central part of its current business model
I left reddit years ago, what are these policy changes that you’re talking about and how do they relate to spreading “disinformation”?
misteloct@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
My take: removing API access and banning mods who protested saying that this would centralize tooling (removing 3p access), plus banning users who mentioned Musk or Luigi as “violent” are clear indicators that they are disinformation sympathetic, despite the primarily “left wing” seeming content that remains. Also a lot of promoted content is disinformation, as can be seen in minutes of browsing.
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 3 days ago
plus banning users who mentioned Musk or Luigi as “violent”
Correct me if I’m wrong, but wasn’t the new rule to remove and/or ban any comment or person who calls for violence against specific people? I wouldn’t really say that’s “disinformation sympathetic”. Even if it’s what you originally said, how does that have anything to do with “providing a platform for the spread of disinformation”?
Also a lot of promoted content is disinformation
Promoted content as in ads?
misteloct@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
Officially yes. I got banned for saying “Musk fuming is violently toxic”, site wide and permanently from 6 subreddits. Others got banned just saying “Luigi is innocent”. Try it out. That reads more like quashing free speech to me.
Disinformation in the ads, yes. Also front page stuff making past moderation. Today in r/science I saw “Democrats are less tolerant of Republicans than vice versa” and a load of unscientific hogwash.
TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 3 days ago
Vibes. Got it.
misteloct@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
I mean, usually people don’t say “I am disinforming you, hah!”. We can only rely on that weird feeling that something isn’t right.
PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
Just waiting for Thiel to buy Reddit.
conicalscientist@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Thiel funded reddit. He’s had his hands in it since 2014.
PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Damn, I forgot about that somehow. I hate this timeline.
ToadOfHypnosis@lemm.ee 4 days ago
He probably already bought it through private equity.
Ledericas@lemm.ee 3 days ago
spez might sell it to musk instead.