Jenjetlagjen@gts.phillipsuk.org
Oct 15, 2026, 2:48 PM@altlazybear kind of?
Like, I don't really care about the difference between a few dozen and a few thousand. But very few or no followers suggests a spam bot.
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Tracey Thekla RolandelliRolandelli@beige.partyOct 15, 2026, 3:20 PM@jetlagjen @altlazybear same here. I actually don’t engage much with people that have thousands of followers, it’s usually less personal at that point anyway. Talking into the void kind of thing.
Stefano :debian:stethewwolf@mastodon.unoOct 15, 2026, 4:47 PMHow do you distinguish a new user or a "not really active user" from a bot ?
- Jenjetlagjen@gts.phillipsuk.orgOct 15, 2026, 4:55 PM
@stethewwolf @altlazybear through all the other clues available.
Number and content of posts and replies, how I came to interact with them, completeness of profile...