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Redditor finds a way to fool bots (www.reddit.com)

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For a short while.

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Normally they just ask a question in a pic, in the picture, with captcha letters. Then they ask another question in the title of the thread. Bots respond to the title, people respond to the pic.

Most of the internet is fake, and the bots are surprisingly realistic.

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Putting words into user's mouths, which means making them appear like they wrote something they never actually did, especially on sensitive posts, is one of the greatest violations of user trust possible.

Although shortly after he applogized and promised never to do it again, it clearly gives away how Reddit tends to handle criticism.

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