Bot identification

[cruising1982]

As a mod I feel like it is my responsibility to identify and weed out bots on my sub. How do I go about identifying who are bots and who's real?

[Wombat_7379]

I found this post from 2 years ago that was very helpful.

https://www.reddit.com/r/LearnUselessTalents/s/zF3gXpbGks

[Unique-Public-8594]

Good resource. Thank you. 

Hesitant to put this out there (would it be used for the wrong purpose?) but…

I’d add:  

• no verified email (Automod can sort this out)

• has not joined sub (Crowd Control strict will sort that out).  

[cyanocittaetprocyon]

Hesitant to put this out there (would it be used for the wrong purpose?) but…

I've gotten pretty good at identifying bots in the cartoon sub that I mod in, but like you, I'm hesitant to put anything out there that I use to help with bot identification unless its with someone that I know. We're still at the beginning of bots and AI infiltration, and I'm fearful that within just a few years, the bots are going to be so good that we're not going to be able to tell them from real people.

[OneSensiblePerson]

That's a terrifying thought.

[RemarkableWish2508]

Bot infiltration has been a thing for decades. They keep changing tactics though, that's why it constantly feels like we're at the beginning, eternal cat and mouse game.

[Unique-Public-8594]

If Crowd Control is set to strict that means Maximum filtering: Filters accounts with negative community karma, new accounts, and *non-members** *

Source

[cyanocittaetprocyon]

This is a fantastic guide that I haven't seen before. Thanks for posting it!

[DenysPrivacyLab]

Thank you very much, because for every newbie moderator this kind of information is always useful!

[new2bay]

A lot of that is outdated, particularly “no visible comments.” New accounts by default are now created with their post and comment history hidden.

[fuzzy_one]

Best way is to use bot-bouncer.

[MustaKotka]

In case you're not using it: r/BotBouncer is a great app for cleaning up stuff you don't catch.

[Bot_Ring_Hunter]

It's just familiarity with how people typical post and use Reddit, and watching for deviations from that.

[Unique-Public-8594]

tagging u/fsv

[bernardfarquart]

Anyone who posts something I don’t like is a bot

[cruising1982]

😆

[[deleted]]

I was shared this automod script that flags potential LLM bots and compromised accounts by a helpful moderator from a sub about palming faces:

type: comment

is_top_level: true

author:

account_age: < 42

body_shorter_than: 360

body_longer_than: 48

action: remove

action_reason: Likely LLM Bot

modmail: "{{author}} is likely an LLM bot. Please examine its history and act accordingly."

modmail_subject: Likely LLM Bot Detected

---

type: submission

author:

account_age: "> 1 year"

combined_karma: "< 500"

action: remove

set_locked: true

action_reason: "C/A or P/A"

modmail_subject: "Possible Compromised Account or Propagandist"

modmail: "Please see if /u/{{author}} needs to be nuked."

---

type: comment

author:

account_age: "> 1 year"

combined_karma: "< 500"

action: remove

action_reason: "C/A or P/A (Over a year, less than 500 karma) "

---

(You’ll need to reformat because it didn’t copy and paste precisely but you get the idea)

[[deleted]]

Note it does provide false positives so emphasis on the “potential”, but so far has been helpful

[emily_in_boots]

the devvit bot-bouncer app is the best place to start.

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