Bots Have Hijacked Substack Likes and Restacks
4 hours ago
- #Engagement
- #Substack
- #Bots
- The author's blog, IsRafOK.com, caters to a niche audience interested in English summaries of Hebrew and Arabic sources in the Middle East.
- Recently, the blog started receiving likes from bot accounts that do not engage with the content, raising concerns about authenticity.
- These bot accounts are identified by their behavior, such as restacking content or making empty posts on Substack.
- The presence of bot likes on a low-traffic Substack like the author's could distort page rankings.
- The core issue highlighted is the lack of verified identities on Substack, making likes and restacks unreliable indicators of genuine engagement.