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cross-posted from: https://lemy.lol/post/778691

While I want to block content bots, I don't want to block useful bots like @CommunityLinkFixer@lemmings.world @remindme@mstdn.social. Because of this, I will block them one by one. I am sharing it here for community benefit. Any addition/removal is welcome.

gist for programmatic use: https://gist.github.com/ismailkarsli/0c6c7aa4f70d1905adea1b30271f16f7

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[–] freamon@feddit.nl 8 points 1 year ago

Lists like this should be pinned somewhere IMO. Blocking all bots to hide the output from indiscriminate repost automators is a bit of sledgehammer to crack a nut.

[–] SJ_Zero@lemmy.fbxl.net 7 points 1 year ago

There's a button in settings to not show bot accounts. I clicked it when I realized how many posts were just reddit mirror bots

[–] johntash@eviltoast.org 3 points 1 year ago

Thanks for putting this together. Now we just need something to automatically update the Blocklist from that gist when it's updated :D

[–] SuperSpaceFan@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are these good bots or bad ones to keep an eye on?

[–] iso@lemy.lol 1 points 1 year ago

These bots collect content from platforms such as Reddit, Hacker News and share it here. It depends on whether you want it or not.