misk to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoHumans share the web equally with bots, report warns amid fears of ‘dead internet’www.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1362arrow-down111cross-posted to: futurology@futurology.todaybecomeme@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1351arrow-down1external-linkHumans share the web equally with bots, report warns amid fears of ‘dead internet’www.independent.co.ukmisk to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square34fedilinkcross-posted to: futurology@futurology.todaybecomeme@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareDr. Moose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up65arrow-down5·7 months agoFYI 90% of those bots are scrapers and natural automation tools which are harmless.
minus-squarehemmes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down1·7 months agoYeah, and bots are software setup and configured by humans to do things for humans. It’s still kind of humans using the internet, just not actively at the keyboard.
FYI 90% of those bots are scrapers and natural automation tools which are harmless.
Yeah, and bots are software setup and configured by humans to do things for humans. It’s still kind of humans using the internet, just not actively at the keyboard.