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jeffw@lemmy.world 8 months agoBot protection? Call me ignorant but what exactly do you do?
Comment on So much for free speech on X; Musk confirms new users must soon pay to post
jeffw@lemmy.world 8 months agoBot protection? Call me ignorant but what exactly do you do?
drmoose@lemmy.world 8 months ago
develop systems that can identify unwanted users like bots, spammers, people who abuse the product and break ToS etc. Most bad actors are very dumb but fighting this at scale is actually very interesting.
jeffw@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Oh my god I’m a fuckin idiot. Granted, I’ve had a couple drinks tonight but I thought you were protecting bots… not protecting against them lol
drmoose@lemmy.world 8 months ago
yeah sorry “protection against bots” just doesn’t roll of the tongue as easily lol
pirat@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Protect the bots!!!
helpme@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
You’re welcome.
drmoose@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Hey man it gets me employed and I even get to work on foss on work hours sometimes. Thanks! :)