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The bots are becoming self aware (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 16 hours ago by abbadon420@sh.itjust.works to c/reddit@lemmy.world
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I just found out reddit sold everything we wrote to AI companies... and honestly I don't know how to feel

I just found out reddit sold everything we wrote to AI companies... and honestly I don't know how to feel

So I was reading about Reddit's API controversy from 2023 and fell down a rabbit hole.

Turns out every post, every comment, every opinion you've shared here - reddit licensed it to openai and google. No opt-out. No warning. Just. - done.

And that's just reddit. Meanwhile Google, Meta, and basically every major platform are quietly building a profile on you — your interests, your political leanings, your daily routine, your insecurities. All from things you said or clicked on "anonymously."

The wild part? We already knew this was happening. It's not new. Yet here we all are, still posting.

So I'm genuinely curious — why do you still use reddit (or big tech in general) knowing this?

Is it because:

  • The alternatives (Lemmy- kbin- etc..) just aren't there yet?
  • You've accepted it as the price of the internet
  • You actually don't think it's that big a deal?
  • Or you simply never thought about it until now?

Not judging anyone — I'm still here too. Just want to hear honest answers.

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[–] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 18 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I'm pretty much in the same boat. But I do lurk on Reddit sometimes when I'm looking to doomscroll, but I often find that the ads and bots prevent me from enjoying the doomscroll mindlessness.

I thought it'd be funny to share this post, because it looks like some people are becoming fed up with reddit for all the reasons that have been glaringly obvious for years now. Eventhough this is likely a bot post. Which might make it even funnier.

[–] newtraditionalists@kbin.melroy.org 7 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Statistics say its very likely its a bot. And yes, that is absolutely hilarious

[–] tryagain@sopuli.xyz 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Looking at that big ol' mdash

[–] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

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