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PSA: Lemmy votes can be manipulated (feddit.nl)
submitted 2 years ago by koper@feddit.nl to c/fediverse@lemmy.ml
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The best part of the fediverse is that anyone can run their own server. The downside of this is that anyone can easily create hordes of fake accounts, as I will now demonstrate.

Fighting fake accounts is hard and most implementations do not currently have an effective way of filtering out fake accounts. I'm sure that the developers will step in if this becomes a bigger problem. Until then, remember that votes are just a number.

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[โ€“] Boozilla@lemmy.world 134 points 2 years ago (33 children)

The lack of karma helps some. There's no point in trying to rack up the most points for your account(s), which is a good thing. Why waste time on the lamest internet game when you can engage in conversation with folks on lemmy instead.

[โ€“] Steve@compuverse.uk 54 points 2 years ago

Maybe you move public perception of a product or political goal.
To push a narrative of some kind. Astroturfing basically.

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