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    From Geri Atricks@21:3/235 to All on Thu Apr 2 11:41:59 2026
    OK, I am SOOO Done!!!

    FB is totally BORKED!!
    Sending me notifications for posts I've seen more than 24 hours prior, Not showing me time critical posts until the events have already passed.

    AI bots and ScamBots have INFESTED just about every form of communications to the point it is now virtually impossible to tell the bots from real people.

    For these reasons primarily, I am leaving Social Media and retreating back to the good ole pre-internet BBS. The last bot free service on the planet other
    than face to face meetups.

    -FltCapt Dallas Vinson, SFI

    ... How do I set my laser printer to stun?

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  • From Mortar M.@21:2/101 to Geri Atricks on Thu Apr 2 14:18:23 2026
    Re: Social Media
    By: Geri Atricks to All on Thu Apr 02 2026 11:41:59

    The last bot free service on the planet other than face to face meetups.

    Even that may change within a few years. Several companies are pushing to produce humanoid robots that interact naturally with people, like in the movie, I Robot.
    --- SBBSecho 3.37-Linux
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  • From slacker@21:3/193 to Geri Atricks on Thu Apr 2 19:04:05 2026
    AI bots and ScamBots have INFESTED
    just about every form of
    communications to the point it is
    now virtually impossible to tell
    the bots from real people.

    Agreed. It's getting really bad. The only social media type thing I'm on these days is Reddit and some subs are just flooded with bot posts. (Looking at you /r/AITA and the like)


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  • From Mortar M.@21:2/101 to All on Thu Apr 2 14:20:56 2026
    Re: Social Media
    By: Geri Atricks to All on Thu Apr 02 2026 11:41:59

    ... How do I set my laser printer to stun?

    Have it print a lude letter to to your Mom.
    --- SBBSecho 3.37-Linux
    * Origin: End Of The Line BBS - endofthelinebbs.com (21:2/101)
  • From Jegor@21:3/228 to Geri Atricks on Thu Apr 2 22:25:54 2026
    Hello Geri!

    02 Apr 26 11:41, you wrote to All:

    FB is totally BORKED!!
    Sending me notifications for posts I've seen more than 24 hours prior,
    Not showing me time critical posts until the events have already
    passed.

    AI bots and ScamBots have INFESTED just about every form of
    communications to the point it is now virtually impossible to tell the bots from real people.

    So true. Feels like FB is made by algorithms for algorithms, not for humans.

    Jegor

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    * Origin: (21:3/228)
  • From poindexter FORTRAN@21:4/122 to Geri Atricks on Fri Apr 3 08:35:45 2026
    Geri Atricks wrote to All <=-

    AI bots and ScamBots have INFESTED just about every form of
    communications to the point it is now virtually impossible to tell the bots from real people.

    I wonder how much of the total internet traffic is AI slop and bots now?



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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@21:4/122 to slacker on Fri Apr 3 08:35:45 2026
    slacker wrote to Geri Atricks <=-

    Agreed. It's getting really bad. The only social media type thing I'm
    on these days is Reddit and some subs are just flooded with bot posts. (Looking at you /r/AITA and the like)

    Yeah, twitter and Reddit are both champions of The Story That Never
    Happened.



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  • From Dumas Walker@21:1/175 to POINDEXTER FORTRAN on Fri Apr 3 13:17:10 2026
    Agreed. It's getting really bad. The only social media type thing I'm
    on these days is Reddit and some subs are just flooded with bot posts. (Looking at you /r/AITA and the like)

    Yeah, twitter and Reddit are both champions of The Story That Never
    Happened.

    I think that can be said of pretty much any social media platform...
    threads, bluesky, etc... where the posters are more anonymous vs. Facebook where you are usually posting things that people who actually know you can
    see.


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