Anybody making posts and comments is opening themselves up to how those posts and comments are received. You think I’m some kind of bot? Who am I working for, the DNC?
You’re suggesting a public blacklist with thorough vetting, I just thought it’d be fair for you to step forward in such a hypothetical scenario. But you’re right, it’s not feasible - nobody can prove definitively they are an independent actor.
I think it’s plenty feasible. Look at things like post and comment content, reports, frequency, upvote and downvote behavior, site access duration, and IP addresses and you start to see certain patterns emerge from bots and bad actors. What isn’t feasible is getting enough people in on the effort to do the work.
None of that data proves anything besides identifying potential bots, and that’s the heart of the issue with your idea.
It’s just an exercise in group paranoia - and would likely be abused by actual state/professional actors attempting to silence users/create bubbles.
Myself? I trust that the mods and admins will sort the actual bots out. As for the bad actors, we can counter their propaganda with our good faith participation and our efforts to lead others to the truth.
finitebanjo@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Anybody making posts and comments is opening themselves up to how those posts and comments are received. You think I’m some kind of bot? Who am I working for, the DNC?
M1ch431@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
You’re suggesting a public blacklist with thorough vetting, I just thought it’d be fair for you to step forward in such a hypothetical scenario. But you’re right, it’s not feasible - nobody can prove definitively they are an independent actor.
finitebanjo@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I think it’s plenty feasible. Look at things like post and comment content, reports, frequency, upvote and downvote behavior, site access duration, and IP addresses and you start to see certain patterns emerge from bots and bad actors. What isn’t feasible is getting enough people in on the effort to do the work.
M1ch431@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
None of that data proves anything besides identifying potential bots, and that’s the heart of the issue with your idea.
It’s just an exercise in group paranoia - and would likely be abused by actual state/professional actors attempting to silence users/create bubbles.
Myself? I trust that the mods and admins will sort the actual bots out. As for the bad actors, we can counter their propaganda with our good faith participation and our efforts to lead others to the truth.