Bots are back

[Edna-warsong]

@Kaivax

Since our last post about this issue on June 17, we’ve continued to remove exploiters at a high pace, typically 2,000-3,000 per day, with over 4,000 accounts actioned on some days.

@Kaivax

While today’s suspensions were applied in a batch (often referred to as a “banwave”), it is a top priority for us to identify accounts that are botting and remove them. Our team works around the clock, every day of the week, and many of the suspensions and account closures over the last few months have gone out in the middle of the night, or on weekends.

They do both ban waves and daily bans.

@Esimpure-whitemane

It thinned the bots for a week or two - but they weren’t all gone.

If it’s not a 100% fix, does that mean it’s worthless? If it thinned bots, that’s a good thing.

@Esimpure-whitemane

And now they’re back.

Are you claiming that every single bot came back or just some? If the former, do you have any data to support this claim? Seems unlikely since the 30 instance a day cap caused the profits of botting to be cut significantly.

If the latter, as long as some bots didn’t come back, that’s a win in my eyes.