Ars Technica

Reddit mods fear spam overload as BotDefense leaves “antagonistic” Reddit

The Reddit community is still reckoning with the consequences of the platform’s API price hike. The changes have led to the shuttering of numerous third-party Reddit apps and have pushed several ...
The Verge

Reddit accounts with ‘fishy’ bot-like behavior will soon need to prove they’re human

Human verification ‘will be rare and will not apply to most users,’ according to Reddit CEO Steve Huffman. Human verification ‘will be rare and will not apply to most users,’ according to Reddit CEO ...
TechCrunch

Reddit takes on the bots with new ‘human verification’ requirements for fishy behavior

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 ...
Mashable

Desperate times: Reddit considers adding ID verification to fight flood of AI bots

Reddit is looking at potential ways to fight AI bots on the platform, such as ID verification. Credit: Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP via Getty Images Reddit has a real bot problem on its hands. And, in ...
Ars Technica

Reddit will require “fishy” accounts to verify they are run by a human

Reddit will require accounts that exhibit “automated or otherwise fishy behavior” to verify that a human runs them, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said in a Reddit post today. The verification process aims ...