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Does alien.top do anything other than mirror reddit comments? (programming.dev)

submitted 1 year ago by CameronDev@programming.dev to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I have just realised that alien.top seems to be mirroring reddit accounts, posts and comments, without labelling them as such. What is the point of this one way mirroring? As soon as users realise, they are going to just leave. There is no point having a discussion with a bot that cannot respond.

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[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You might be right, I have no idea. But still feels a bit wrongish.

There certainly were people here upset that reddit wasnt deleting their comments when they deleted their accounts, this feels kinda similar.

[–] Atemu@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In this case you could make a very clear case that alien.top is infringing on copyright because those users only gave Reddit a worldwide irrevocable perpetual license to their postings, not anyone else.

[–] DrQuint@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

User agreements aren't really enforceable, and in this case, there would be a LOT of pressure on the side of fighting for the right to use public comments externally.

Because if reddit got their way, then that means publications can no longer cite Twitter comments. And if publications can't rob Twitter comment, then they fucking die.

No, I don't agree with the bot mirrors either. In fact, me and some friends found a 4chan mirror last month that was plastered with ads and replaced all instances of anon or a board name with some other words. The concept just feels scummy.

[–] averyminya@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

On the other hand, mirrors allow for users who wish to not or are blocked from engaging with reddit directly to still access it.