First they came for the new accounts but I did not speak out because I did not have a new account…

  • Babalugats@feddit.uk
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    3 hours ago

    I mean it that’s their reasoning for wanting your ID/to prove you’re a human life force.

    If they can’t tell the difference, fuck 'em.

    Obviously they should be able to, but if that’s their reasoning, you’re doing something right.

    • JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social
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      3 hours ago

      If they can’t tell the difference, then it at least makes sense for Reddit to want to invoke greater scrutiny and some level of ‘anti-bot’ testing. I agree the ID thing sounds like a slippery slope, but at least one can say it has some degree of defensible reason.

      Altho personally, I’m thinking it would be better to require a bot account to pass certain dynamic tests that couldn’t be easily programmed against. That said, the rise of AI tools probably makes that something of an arms race…