The simple solution would be to move posts that were upvoted by bidbots from the Trending page and place them on the Promoted page.
I think that is the best solution and it would make @smartsteem a legit business that helps the Steem community instead of harming it.
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Thank you for replying to my comment @therealwolf I do appreciate your great work and hope that there is a solution for the Trending page.
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