Have you encountered bots on Product Hunt? How did you handle it?
Haiqa Irfan
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You might have noticed patterns such as rapid, repetitive upvotes or generic comments on Product Hunt.
How have you handled these situations in your experience?
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Ibrahim yasir Suleiman@ibrahim_yasir_suleiman
Yes, I've seen bots on Product Hunt. I usually report them if I notice doubtful activity or repetitive comments.
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So many of them- I just ignore them when I spot them. I don't know if there is anything else we can do
Yes, I’ve seen bots pop up. I usually flag the suspicious activity and focus on engaging with genuine users.
I’ve encountered bots a few times. I just ignore the votes or comments and focus on genuine feedback from real users.
Yes, I’ve run into bots before. I deal with it by filtering out the spam and focusing on meaningful interactions with actual users.
I have seen bots and usually handle it by contacting Product Hunt’s support to let them know about the issue.
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Curious to learn how do you figure out that you are dealing with a bot?
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Yes, many of them. I just report them and try to focus on engaging with other genuine users.
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I just ignore them
A few times, yes. I just ignore them.
Ignoring them is another approach I’ve considered.
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I think Product hunt already does a very good job by flagging the launches that are being upvoted through bots, so I am not worried about them, the one who should be worried are the hunters who are launching and consdiering to use them, its going to go in the negative side of things.
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Many, have just ignored them
Encountered some bots on Product Hunt? I once had a bot frenzy that made me feel like I stumbled into a robot disco party! Handled it by reporting them to the Product Hunt team quicker than you can say "Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V."