Bots stalking me on YouTube?

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TestMangler replied

12 November 2021, 12:30
Originally posted by Paralytic View Post

Wow, it looks like that CUK one has learned to portray sentient thoughts!

Hardly
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ladymuck replied

12 November 2021, 10:11
Originally posted by Paralytic View Post

Wow, it looks like that CUK one has learned to portray sentient thoughts!

Nah, it just got lucky in pulling bulltulip bingo phrases out from its stock responses list
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Paralytic replied

12 November 2021, 08:50
Originally posted by northernladuk View Post

Perfect example of how a bot can successfully shorten a process and add value to a customer.

Wow, it looks like that CUK one has learned to portray sentient thoughts!
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TheDude replied

12 November 2021, 08:43
I have noticed the same thing. A lot of avatars involve ladies in thongs.
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northernladuk replied

11 November 2021, 16:46
Originally posted by Paralytic View Post

It's not common but it's not unique either.

There's a similar issue on CUK where where one of these bots replies to every question on the Accounting/Legal board with "Have you asked your accountant?".

Perfect example of how a bot can successfully shorten a process and add value to a customer.
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BigDataPro replied

10 November 2021, 19:55
Originally posted by Paralytic View Post

It's not common but it's not unique either.

There's a similar issue on CUK where where one of these bots replies to every question on the Accounting/Legal board with "Have you asked your accountant?".
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Paralytic replied

10 November 2021, 15:34
It's not common but it's not unique either.

There's a similar issue on CUK where where one of these bots replies to every question on the Accounting/Legal board with "Have you asked your accountant?".
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d000hg started a topic Bots stalking me on YouTube?

10 November 2021, 14:54
Bots stalking me on YouTube?

I consume quite a lot of YouTube content and in the last few weeks have noticed obvious bots/spammers replying to my comments. They do so across many channels and are all "sensible comments" - often copies of other comments - but the accounts are all called "Sally wants you to **** her" or "tap me for a ****" for instance, slight variations but clearly all the same.
I keep blocking them but to no avail and I don't see them on others' comments on the same videos, and YouTube doesn't seem to be auto-blocking them.

Apparently my specific account has been tagged and is being followed around YouTube which makes me a little concerned. I've not had this before and not sure what if anything I can do about it. I've seen scammers target individual channels but this is following be around reputable, well-policed comment sections.
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