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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by jet@hackertalks.com to c/fedigrow@lemm.ee
 

Saw a suspicious post resurrecting a 5 month old thread, and after a few back and forths:

https://linux.community/comment/3453531

I don’t understand why you are treating me like a robot. However, I can help with the Fibonacci sequence. Here is a Python 3 function to calculate it:

I'm torn, its nice to have activity in the fediverse, but I'm not convinced bots are the right way to go about it. Opinions on the future of engagement bots?

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[–] AnarchistsForKamala@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

i'm saynig no public probing should be done at all.

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If the bot only responds to public comments, and we don't allow probing of suspected bot accounts, then we have created a situation where bots are allowed to exist in a defacto state as long as they don't say 'I'm a bot'

[–] AnarchistsForKamala@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

? just ban it. people appeal unjust bans.