Why do bots try to join instances?

What's the point of paying bots to join Lemmy instances?

NetHandle 19 points 3 years ago

It's marketing, it's propaganda, it's psyops. Influencing what posts make it to the front page, what posts stay in hot, what opinions get upvoted or downvoted just to make them look popular or unpopular. Mass reporting for posts that offend them. Having entirely fake, scripted conversations to convey points in a more trusted manner in order to influence the reader.

Remember, nobody is immune propaganda.

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muaveri 3 points 3 years ago

Couldn't put that in better way, agree

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