Kansas City Star Local Reporting Inspired By Tireless Reddit Bots

Apparently, when the newspaper isn't taking their marching orders from the Democratic National Committee, they're letting bots do their work for them. 

Context about how tech really works and the reality of the Dead Internet Theory . . . 

"More than 50% of overall internet traffic is now driven by bots, and studies estimate that AI-generated or bot content makes up a substantial portion of activity across social media and specific subreddits."

Accordingly . . .

CHECK THE STAR ADMITTING REDDIT BOT CHATTER LEADING THEIR REPORTING EFFORTS!!!

To be fair . . . It's much easier than any semblance of intellectual curiosity . . . Check the back story and constant server complaints that didn't really impact the local conversation as much as they should have: 

"The Star recently published our investigation into the workplace conditions inside two Shawnee bars: Drastic Measures and Wild Child. The owner of those bars is Jay Sanders, and some of his employees have accused him of abuse and inappropriate behavior.

The Star reported this story over the course of several weeks following an anonymous Reddit thread that went viral detailing allegations about Sanders’ misconduct and abuse at the two bars."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com links . . .

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