You're Arguing With Bots

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Go outside and talk to real people.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/emmawo...the-bots-really-are-taking-over-the-internet/

Bots now account for nearly half of all internet traffic globally, with so-called “bad bots” responsible for a third.

The proportion of internet traffic generated by bots hit its highest level last year, up 2% on the year before, according to the 2024 Imperva Bad Bot Report. Traffic from human users fell to just 50.4%.

"Automated bots will soon surpass the proportion of internet traffic coming from humans, changing the way that organizations approach building and protecting their websites and applications," said Nanhi Singh, general manager for application security at Imperva.
 
There was a strategy someone mentioned iny follows that I haven't yet tried:

If you see a post that definitely seems like a bot, check to see if any of your friends/follows are following them. If they are, unfollow your friend and block the bot.

Rinse, repeat.

On Twitter especially, I get a ton of likes from bots and I immediately block them as I see them
 
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