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Re: Reddit makes r/programming private after top post exposed chatgpt astroturfing

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Post by zgluck »

irthomasthomas wrote: post #3
zgluck wrote: post #2

Are you claiming that Reddit staff rather than r/programming mods did this? Why?

It's modded by reddit staff. Hence post two predicting the sub would not join the protest.

Yeah, it was essentially the first subreddit.

> Hence post two predicting the sub would not join the protest.

Sorry I don't understand. "post two"?

Re: Reddit makes r/programming private after top post exposed chatgpt astroturfing

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Post by irthomasthomas »

zgluck wrote: post #4
irthomasthomas wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's modded by reddit staff. Hence post two predicting the sub would not join the protest.

Yeah, it was essentially the first subreddit. > Hence post two predicting the sub would not join the protest. Sorry I don't understand. "post two"?

Yes, the no.2 post in the link.

Re: Reddit makes r/programming private after top post exposed chatgpt astroturfing

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Post by Cannabat »

0x0000000 wrote: post #7

This is an archive from four days ago? What's the news?

It appears someone is using a LLM to make pro-Reddit (ie anti-subreddit-blackout) posts on r/programming. The accounts are all under 30 days old and the posts have that classic milquetoast ChatGPT vibe to them - utterly bland, inoffensive, “safe” posts. If you’ve used ChatGPT you’ll immediately recognize the style.
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