So we've uncovered that much of the threads constantly spammed on Anon Babble (the ones spammed round the clock nonstop and quickly reach 50 replies within an hour's time) are ran by bot networks--many highly suspected to be of fed ownership. But what if they're not? And what goes into running these things? Are they expensive? This stuff predates generative AI by at least 4 years, so how is it done?
Example threads highly suspected to be run by bots:
(likely mix of human and bot)
(likely mix of human and bot)
Most of these threads are posted around the clock, in the same format every time. Some of them have two going at once. Interaction happens in unnatural, not especially context-dependent ways. This used to be a thing with the secrets thread too, which mysteriously disappeared after anons started taking notice.
ITT we discuss and get to the bottom of what's happening, how, and why.