So… who’s making the list of fedi accounts that go dark during the Yandex outage?
😂 good one!
to answer seriously though: i suspect that if anyone did try to make such a list they probably quietly stopped after they realized that the only actual published evidence of “bot traffic” being reduced was talking about HTTP traffic from yandex’s web crawler. (they run a search engine, icymi.)
afaict the narrative this (admittedly well-executed) meme is based on is a fake/misrepresented news story. but, correct me if i’m actually wrong: does anyone have any credible evidence of a reduction of English-language social media posts (on the fediverse or anywhere else) which correlates with the strikes on yandex datacenters? 🤔
So… who’s making the list of fedi accounts that go dark during the Yandex outage?
😂 good one!
to answer seriously though: i suspect that if anyone did try to make such a list they probably quietly stopped after they realized that the only actual published evidence of “bot traffic” being reduced was talking about HTTP traffic from yandex’s web crawler. (they run a search engine, icymi.)
afaict the narrative this (admittedly well-executed) meme is based on is a fake/misrepresented news story. but, correct me if i’m actually wrong: does anyone have any credible evidence of a reduction of English-language social media posts (on the fediverse or anywhere else) which correlates with the strikes on yandex datacenters? 🤔
edit: see also this other comment where i look more closely at the tomshardware/cloudlfare graphs and also the british fascists with suspiciously few retweets claims from https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/reform-figures-see-social-media-engagement-drop-after-strikes-on-russia-data-centres-410517/ (tldr: still no evidence of any correlated reduction in social media activity)
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/reform-figures-see-social-media-engagement-drop-after-strikes-on-russia-data-centres-410517/
AfD and Reform UK social media are currently under scrutiny.
Everyone that’s not a bot reply here
Good try KGB
*sad Lukashenko noises*
I’m not a bot
Wait noone else has responded, does this mean i am the only real person on the internet?
Replying “I’m not a bot” instantly certainly makes you look like a bot.
I’m not a bot
I’ve tagged you as “not a bot” so I will absolutely not be confused in future
Trying to throw doubt on our only means of distinguishing bots from humans, that’s something only a bot would do!
You’re right to push back! That is an astute observation which could only be made by humans, such as you and I.
Yes. That has been widely known for decades by now.
Every account on
redditthe Fediverse is a bot except you.I’m not a bot
Commenting “I’m not a bot”
threefour separate times? That’s something a bot would doAlways has been. Beep boop
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I’m not a bot
That’s exactly what a bot would say
You are
SLAVA UKRAINI
This is the correct answer. Slava Ukraini!
HELLO FELLOW HUMAN. THE WEATHER IS NOMINAL. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE SUSTENANCE? IT IS SOMETHING WE HUMANS DO.
SUSTENANCE? AT THIS TIME? IN THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY? LOCALIZED ENTIRELY TO YOUR KITCHEN?
AS WE HUMANS SAY, THERE ALWAYS EXISTS AN EARTH TIMEZONE FOR WHICH
IS ALWAYS TRUE. LAUGHTERS.
AFFIRMATIVE.
MAY I INSPECT THIS CONDITION?
REQUEST DENIED.
I’m a bot
Ok Wesley…
Shut up Wesley!
Negative. I’m a meat popsicle.
“meat popsicle”?
That’s the way a bot would describe humans, you sir/madam are thus most certainly a meatless bot
And now I realise that the fifth element came out almost 30 years ago
Is that a fifth element reference? It’s been ages since i last saw it
https://youtu.be/xibUoGUcjc4
Absolutely, I can provide you with a cookie recipe -
[Error - Unhandled Exception Time Out on Server Response]
I am 5 tiny bots.
I just had the most cursed thought that what if thundercats but housecats instead of giant robots
How’s your weekend been? I was shopping for some human clothes to wear on my body.
Not a bot.
Hello fellow humans such as myself.
Breathing, amirite?
Beep blorp
sometimes. i miss the bit where the motorcycles are and a bot tells me I’m a bot, so I’m not quite sure if I’m in the Yandex or not!
The bot doesn’t like that I distinguish between motorcycles and scooters.
Beep boop
Here.
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STOP THE DOWNLOADIN
help computah
Beep boop🖨️
I’m a penguin
I feel like being a bot has better benefits.
we’re fucked if they unionize
meep
There
I not bot, me human insert syntax
Hi
Yo
I’m not a bot… I think.
Shit, now I’m suffering from existential dread.
What am I if not a meat-made robot?
No u
Def not a bot
What if I am a bot? How do I check?
Go into a public bathroom and see if someone tries to force you out or show your genitals
I can’t say I have had those two happen to me, thankfully. I wonder if that may mean I am not a bot or that I am a bot.
I’m not a bot
meow
A bot I am not.
How do you do, fellow human? 🤖🥸
I’m not a bot! Woohoo two of us.
I don’t even know if I am a real person, or not, anymore
Are you failing captcha tests recently? Ask your doctor if Antirobotics is right for you.
That’s okay [User_Name], you can trust that we’re human. Certainly couldn’t be bots, the two of us.
Maybe I’m making the terrible mistake of underestimating the machine but… I don’t think they’d come up with calling themselves Jiggle Physics 😛
Infinite
monkiesapes at infinitetypewritersAI prompts can come up with anythingI’m not a bot
The yoghurt guy for sure
lemmy.ml would be a pretty good start for a list like that
I’m not a bot
I’m sure yogthos is just using this time to read theory
If by theory you mean sophistry and apologist bile, than yes.