How to Combat Troll Farms and AI Bot Farms? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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Watching some videos on YouTube about protests in my region and I have a suspicion these comment sections are just filled with fake people.

Example:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=QTYKz5HfJ6U

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[-] decrochay@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago

On an individual level: respond to bots/trolls with the goal of providing accurate information and a perspective grounded for the benefit of uninformed lurkers who are reading but not commenting.

Don't get baited into arguments, just do your best to provide clarity so that bots have a harder time spreading misinformation.

this post was submitted on 14 Jan 2026

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