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Is the Lemmy experience worsening? How do I block Reddit bots but allow participation?

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It seems to me that over the last two weeks, the Lemmy experience has been worsening. My front page and communities are filled with Reddit re-posting bots.

While this gives off a feeling of being active, it’s like a ghost town invaded by AI.

But if I block these bots, I also take the risk that I’m unable to participate in actual conversations between non-bot Lemmy participants.

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zucky@lemm.ee
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Can users block instances? If so, maybe we could have an instance specifically for repost bots to mirror content from Reddit. It’ll be like Reddit minus the money going to Spez

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godless@latte.isnot.coffee
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Not yet. And many bots are not exactly transparent about being reposters, they do it to gain popularity, so I doubt they’d voluntarily submit to sticking to some instance that gets blocked by almost anyone.

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