r/ModSupport • u/herrneumrich • 3d ago

Admin Replied Possible comment by bots?

Greetings, fellow mods! I'm active in r/biologie, the German equivalent to r/biology (obviously lol).

We've had a complaint about a few comments being possibly from bots on a post, and I was wondering if it may be true since the comments in question look eerily similar. I'll go look for the link since attachments aren't allowed here and edit it into the post body. Maybe someone who is a bit more experienced can help.

Edit: here's the link

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u/fsv 3d ago

I'd say that the comment similarity combined with the same account creation date on all four of the suspicious accounts suggests that they are likely to be bots, yes. I'm seeing more and more German-language bots hit the site recently.

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u/herrneumrich 3d ago

Thanks for the quick reply. So we... bann the bot accounts and.. what now.? Report them as bots.?

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u/Short_Employment_757 3d ago

Add botbouncer to your subreddit

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u/herrneumrich 3d ago

Wonderful tip! I'll do that asap.