Social network Reddit recently began blocking mobile visitors to its website while pushing them to download the official Reddit app, and it's fair to say that the move is not going down well with users. If you visit reddit.com on your iPhone today, you may see a new popup that can't be dismissed, asking you to "get the app to keep using Reddit".
  • SeeMarkFly@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    2 hours ago

    There’s no objective data to confirm or dispel

    You are correct. I have been paying attention to this for a few YEARS now. It is just MY observation of events I have seen. It is NOT my opinion, it is MY direct observation.

    Clearly more study is needed. By THIS administration? NEVERMIND!

    • HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 hours ago

      Why do you think you’re able to detect a bot by their Reddit comments? I strongly suspect you’re assuming low-effort, poorly-written comments are bots, when in reality they’re probably just dumb people.

      • SeeMarkFly@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        18 minutes ago

        I am 72 years old and I have been on Reddit for 20 years.

        I can tell when key words are suppressed by posting the same thing without using those key words.

        I’m not just watching what they say, I’m watching what they do, and how FAST they do it.

        • HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          9 minutes ago

          I’ve been on Reddit for decades too, and I disagree with you.

          1. Assuming that a post wasn’t made and made visible because it has key words that were censored isn’t based on logic; you’re guessing.

          2. I type fast enough that to a 72 year old it might look like magic or a bot.

            • HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              55 seconds ago

              You’re asserting you know what isn’t posted to Reddit and why, based on a hunch, citing your age.

              I don’t think that’s a logical position, no.