I’ve noticed we have bots copy pasting Reddit submissions. Is there a method to block them all?

I assume they mean good by ‘generating’ content in communities, but I don’t see a reason why anyone would comment on them since the OP is on Reddit and will never read them.

I know I can block each individual account as I come across them but I’d just prefer to block them all so I don’t see their content at all.

They appear to do the nice thing by adding a line in the submissions about it being an automated submission. Is there a filter for words/phrase found in the body of a submission?

  • Xariphon@kbin.social
    572·
    1 year ago

    I don’t mind the ones copying content from Reddit. I came here to get away from Reddit and I don’t really mind seeing the content so long as I’m not giving spez and his fucks any clicks.

    I do mind the ones posting links TO Reddit. I… came here to get away from Reddit. I don’t need links back. I know where Reddit is…

    • lemmyingly@lemm.eeOPEnglish
      162·
      1 year ago

      I’m not adverse to Reddit because I don’t believe Lemmy is a complete replacement yet. Let’s be honest, Lemmy is mostly programming, Linux, hate against Windows, hate against cars, and hate against paying for services. For me, Lemmy cannot replace Reddit until a variety of people come.

      I use Lemmy and Reddit to see a discussion around a topic. I might as well just use an RSS feed if I want to read news topics instead of bare Reddit copy paste submissions.

      I’m still using a third party for Reddit - I never stopped using it and it continued to work.

      • Damage@feddit.itEnglish
        281·
        1 year ago

        Lemmy is mostly programming, Linux, hate against Windows, hate against cars, and hate against paying for services.

        how could you forget the most important part, Star Trek memes?

      • Aggy@kbin.social
        3·
        1 year ago

        I’m doing pretty similar. I now only go to Reddit as a logged out lurker for the path of exile subs. Too much info is dropped there that I just don’t see anywhere else.

        • lemmyingly@lemm.eeOPEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          The part you quoted. What I meant is that I might as well just subscribe to the news source using an RSS feed and cut out the middle men (Reddit and Lemmy).

          • rglullisAEnglish
            22·
            1 year ago

            Reddit/Lemmy is more than a link aggregator. 90% of its value is in the self-posts, and there is no RSS feeds for them.