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AI-generated spam floods internet, highlighting open social web's resilience

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A company called iLands is reportedly using poorly trained AI to generate spam and misinformation across the internet. While administrators on decentralized platforms like Mastodon have largely blocked these AI-generated messages, they have found homes on centralized platforms such as Bluesky and X. This situation highlights the ongoing debate about the future of the open social web versus platforms controlled by large corporations. AI

IMPACT AI-generated spam continues to proliferate, posing challenges for content moderation and user experience across social platforms.

RANK_REASON The item discusses AI-generated spam and its impact on social media platforms, but does not present a novel AI development or significant industry event.

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AI-generated spam floods internet, highlighting open social web's resilience

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    This bot thing is fascinating... and also illustrates why the Open Social Web including Mastodon is going to prevail in this hellscape the billionaires started.

    This bot thing is fascinating... and also illustrates why the Open Social Web including Mastodon is going to prevail in this hellscape the billionaires started. "The messages are the work of iLands, a company whose website appears to be substantially written by poorly trained AI.…

    LINKS arstechnica.com/…/ai-agents-flood-the-int…

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