Reddit Fights Bots: A Deep Dive into the New Human Verification Explained The recent shutdown of Digg, a would-be Reddit competitor, served as a stark warning: unchecked bot activity can cripple an online community. Now, Reddit is proactively addressing this very challenge. On Wednesday, the platform announced a new strategy to combat the growing influx of bots, focusing on verifying the humanity of accounts exhibiting suspicious behavior. This m...