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Flood of SpamBots/Rusbots

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  • 28-07-2023 7:26pm
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    Shoog
    Registered Users Posts: 5,115 ✭✭✭


    I have noticed recently that there are a lot of new posters appearing and either starting highly contentious threads or contributing contentious posts after a very brief contributions history. It seems to me that Boards.ie is been flooded with Bots trying to stir up controversy.

    What do other people feel about this situation.

    Post edited by Spear on


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    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 76,290 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    I think there have been a number of registrations in recent times that could be described as bots posting stuff that appears to be AI generated. Not as many of those as we see re-reg trolls though. I am not seeing it as a major issue at present. How it continues to evolve is anyone's guess. All I can do is ask posters to report suspicions and we will nuke accounts we consider to engaging in this way.



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    #3
    Shoog
    Registered Users Posts: 5,115 ✭✭✭Shoog


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120917656/#Comment_120917656

    Another one to the party ?



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    #4
    Shoog
    Registered Users Posts: 5,115 ✭✭✭Shoog


    They know they have been rumbled and are now just performing on the Farage thread.

    Some sort of delay on posting for new members seems appropriate.



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    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 76,290 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    Just to add, the incidents in the Farage thread today were caused by a single re-reg, not a bot



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    fritzelly
    Registered Users Posts: 17,510 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120918511#Comment_120918511


    Really need new user posting quotas - would get bored very quickly if only allowed 1 post a day until reputation built up or one new thread after a week and so on.

    Even things like being allowed to post a link you see people posting random comments to build up reputation to post stuff



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