Nigeria, May 7 -- Reddit has announced a new step to fight the spread of fake human-like bots on its platform after an online experiment caused concern among its users.

The move comes after a group of researchers released over 1,700 AI-generated comments on the "Change My View" subreddit.

These bots pretended to be real people, sharing personal stories or controversial views, making it hard for others to tell whether they were interacting with actual users or not.

The company described the experiment as unethical and reported it to the university involved.

But the event served as a wake-up call, showing that bots are becoming harder to spot and may be used in ways that confuse or manipulate users.

Reddit, known for being a space wher...