(and from the other thread:)
Maybe most of us are unaware of the current extent of cheating; certainly, few would be as aware as you are.
I read that post and thought, I can’t use this (I prefer my telephone not to be “smart”) but if I could that sounds like a neat tool. It didn’t cross my mind that people would use it to cheat until you said so. Nor would I have thought to connect these two threads.
Now all of a sudden another contemporary topic is coming to mind: rank deflation. I guess if there’s widespread cheating (more than just bot manipulation, the effects of which are secondary) that could explain why the honest mainstream experiences ranks stagnating and falling.