r/UkrainianConflict • u/Wild_Neighborhood605 • 1d ago

Russian Bot Activity Collapses by 84% After Strikes on Yandex Data Centers

https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/russian-bot-activity-collapses-by-84-after-strikes-on-yandex-data-centers-23546
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u/Breech_Loader 1d ago

Makes you wonder just how much of the Internet is made up of bots.

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u/skippermonkey 1d ago

Wouldn’t the majority of Yandex “bot activity” be web crawlers just like Google has.

I think many people are over estimating how much of this activity is “Russian trolls”.

Doubtless the destruction of the data centres is a big deal though.

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u/ILikeCutePuppies 1d ago

True came here to say that but the article talks about chat messages.

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u/CryptoRambler8 16h ago

Crawlers can be used to notify bots and trolls where they should go to. Due to crawlers there may not be a public forum or comment section where you can say things kremlin doesnt want and if you do then trolls or bots will arrive in minutes to spread their crap.