Reddit published an update this week outlining steps to curb spam, bots and inauthentic content—but AI search manipulation may be a harder problem to solve.
Would-be Reddit competitor Digg just shut down because it couldn’t get a handle on the bots overrunning its site. On Wednesday, Reddit said it’s taking on the challenge itself. The company will begin ...
Researchers from the University of Zurich set out to test how effectively AI bots could persuade and influence people. Their paper noted that earlier studies were biased because they relied on paid ...
Reddit's well-known debate community, r/ChangeMyView (CMV), has become embroiled in an escalating controversy after moderators announced that it had unwittingly hosted a secret AI experiment. It ...
Matthew was the Apps and Games Editor at Android Police until 2025. Reddit's content quality has been slipping over the last decade, with a big drop after the Reddit blackout in 2023. A study by the ...
This week on the r/GamingLaptops subreddit, moderators are taking a stand and speaking out against an influx of suspiciously pro-MSI spam comments. Since the goal of the moderation team is to keep ...
A popular Reddit community focused on biohacking has introduced strict new posting rules after moderators raised concerns about what they believe is a coordinated effort by peptide and hormone ...