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Re:Should social networks tell you if you’ve been following ... by notahacker on Thursday September 24, 2020 @06:52AM (#24577291)
This assumes they care. Even Facebook, the social network that used to kick you off for not using your real name, now informs you that low effort sex-bots (nothing but a pouting stock photo, a single post inviting you to join their 'adult dating' website at a dubious-looking link and a lot of random friend requests) don't breach their guidelines in any way if you report them, which presumably involves an actual human in the loop.

Other platforms are of course more favourably disposed towards multiple accounts, automation assisted high volume posts, shifting identities and parody accounts

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Re:Should social networks tell you if you’ve been following ... by mcphage on Thursday September 24, 2020 @09:57AM (#24578631)
> This assumes they care.

They do slightly, but only to the degree that their actual users get annoyed by all the bots. And people are surprisingly willing to put up with the bots, so.... yeah, I agree.

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