Why AI reply-bot spam hits big accounts hardest: replying to famous profiles is the strategy
lilyraynyc · x · 2026-11-07
- Lily Ray notes AI comment spam is getting worse for larger accounts, citing an explanation from @mretsal.
- When bots generate a content strategy, part of it is replying to famous accounts for visibility — small accounts grow by replying rather than creating their own content.
- People then set bots to auto-reply every time accounts like hers post, so the same big accounts get flooded with bot comments.
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