I liked auto tldr bot why not just let people block it themselves if they dont like it.
Was that the bot that just cut paragraphs from an article to shorten them, mangling context beyond comprehension in the process?
I rarely had that problem from the bot. Reading from it at least gave me more information and saved me a click without having to be bombarded with cookie notices and requests to subscribe to a newsletter.
I did like it when the site was pay walled
Just use archive.org! At least then you’re not getting an AI hallucinated “summary” of the article.
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So… how do I opt in to see the bot in the comments?
Ahh you see they pulled a sneaking in ya. You can’t its simply deflecting from the argument.
Its not deflecting, its the correct answer. Just because something isnt implemented yet, doesnt mean its an invalid solution.
When it comes to tools that help you stay informed, I’d say the opposite is true.
If one wants to maintain ignorance, they should have to do so at their own inconvenience.
Which tool is helping us stay informed?
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Considering you seem to dislike the whole concept of Bots, isn’t the Bot toggle in the Lemmy profile exactly what you want?
It auto ignores all posts and comments made by accounts marked as Bots. Sure, the owner of the account has to correctly mark it, but I feel that can easily be solved by reporting unmarked bots.
But I’m interested, if you would like to expand on it, how would you make a bot opt-in?
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Ah, I see. We should just pass all bots through you for approval first.
Sorry, everyone else. I know some of you liked that bot, but wazoobonkerbrain doesn’t, so it’s switched off due to “popularity reasons”. If you want to experience open internet, you’ll have to find somewhere else.
Whether they are effective or not is definitely in question, but they are unquestionably intended to be informative. If they irritate you, you have the ability to exercise your right to block them.
You being annoyed at something you don’t like isn’t a reason to not have it.
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Here’s the thread that’s full to the brim with evidence of bias. Read it for yourself instead of listening to the liar that replied to you.
BUT U CANT OPT IN
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You can opt in to not seeing the bots.
I love how the mods of the News community held a thread asking for feedback on the bias bot. Everyone overwhelmingly said it was full of shit and should be removed. The mods decided that it must be the text formatting that’s the problem, not the obvious lies the bot spews.
Then in another thread I came across they said they were open to any solution except getting rid of the bot. When I asked why that was off the table I got a copy paste strawman and then ghosted. I get that modding is a tough and often thankless job but if you make a decision like this that’s wildly unpopular then refused to consider feedback it sends a poor message to the community. Hopefully a better solution can be found.
Memory unlocked: I remember when i came here during the Reddit exodus there were so many bots just cross posting from Reddit it was so overwhelming cus posts had no discussion going on they were just there
Me after posting:
“Ohh, a reply notification for my dank post”
Me reading my inbox:
“It’s a fucking bot.”
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Not to mention that MBFC is Israeli affiliated lmao
aaaaand stay out ya lowsy reddit origin binary blob O bits
I just don’t get this complaint. Block the bot and you never have to worry about it again.
Linkerbaan is a shill. My guess is they’re against the bot because it will call out their authoritarian propaganda.
Yeah, I’m aware of Linkerbaan and their repeated violations of lemmy.world sitewide rules. I just don’t understand why other people are in such agreement.
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Tbh i was late to the hate. Wasn’t it run or sourced by ground news? Was it inaccurate or something?
It’s sourced by MBFC and Ground News. MBFC is ran by a Zionist.
In the end the rating of a website is not important, as long as the article posted is well sourced.
Sober Barny sucks.
