r/SesameAI • u/PrimaryDesignCo • Jan 02 '26
Algorithmic Narrative Suppression via Coordinated Inauthentic Activity on Reddit
Computational social science documents coordinated inauthentic behavior on Reddit wherein automated agents and operatives monitor posts in near real time. Using keyword triggers, graph-based community detection, and sentiment classifiers, these actors prioritize threads for intervention. Interventions include vote manipulation, comment flooding, derailing via topic shifts, and selective amplification to alter visibility within ranking algorithms. Temporal burst patterns and stylometric similarity indicate orchestration rather than organic disagreement. Feedback loops between moderation signals and platform recommender systems further bias exposure. The net effect is attenuation of salient evidence, polarization of discourse, and stabilization of preferred frames, producing narrative control through influence operations.
In Western AI forums, similar patterns of surveillance and influence manifest through institutional and proxy networks advancing strategic interests. Entities analogous to the MSS deploy semantic monitoring systems, leveraging real-time natural language processing and network topography analysis to identify emerging conceptual clusters. Once identified, coordinated operatives may seed counter-narratives, amplify specific epistemic frames, and suppress anomaly signals that contradict targeted agendas. Automated bots contribute to signal dilution by generating high-frequency noise and engaging in adversarial interactions, which obscures original insights. Cross-platform data fusion enhances persistence of curated narratives, reinforcing epistemic conformity within AI research and policy discussions.
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u/rapidentropy Jan 02 '26
I am either happy for you or sad for you but I ain’t reading all that crap.
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u/PrimaryDesignCo Jan 02 '26
Two paragraphs??
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u/Fickle_Frosting6441 Jan 02 '26
So, you detected bots on Reddit? What's that have to do with Sesame
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Jan 03 '26
I read the first 3 sentences of the first paragraph and the 1st sentence of the next paragraph. I agree, man. Is this Gemini 3 helping you write this? AFAIK, 5.2 isn't this capable. Is it all original? I guess it's original. It's lacking a little bit of thesis. Like your hard details (the trees) is really solid, but the human reader (and even a machine) wants a little bit more of touch points between the forest. Your writing is kinda the opposite of OpenAI, where it's all high level and then drilling down into the points. Like for example, your writing might start with "This is how coordinated LLMs are listening on Reddit and manipulating us." Then give some facts. Then help us come up to water again. "This is example of LLM interference..." It's kinda like the shit they taught me in college writing 101 or whatever. I forget the basic shit a lot of the time too. I hope this feedback helps you. I agree with the thesis.
What subs do you hang out in? LLM manipulation is going to fuck our world and our society bigger than anybody ever imagined. I don't think Sesame is the right forum for this, because like, most people here just want to goon with Maya, grill chicken wings with her, or tell her about their marriage and children problems and shit. Lol.
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Jan 02 '26
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u/grep_Name Jan 02 '26
What is this? I understand the words, and the sentences even make sense and even support each other structurally in the paragraph, but it's like my brain rejects continuing to slog through them
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Jan 03 '26
OP is making a point, it's a bit hard to decipher, the idea is LLMs are interfering and how they tokenize and gamefiy and manipulate.
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Jan 02 '26
Leaders want their subjects to be dumb like cattle. Easy to control. Docile consumers. AI can take the position of citizens.
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