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‘FSB forgot to pay its bill’: Did a delinquent ChatGPT account expose a pro-Trump Russian bot campaign?

The apparent bot sure seems to love Donald Trump.

On by Mikael Thalen

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Y0ur P@ssw0rd S*cks: What is a botnet?

Should you be worried about botnets and how can you protect against them?

On by Mikael Thalen

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Sprawling bot network is trying to shame DeSantis into being Trump’s running mate

The bot network also attacked Nikki Haley.

On by Claire Goforth

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Twitter users speculate that Elon Musk is inflating view counts to ‘trick advertisers’

‘Since I have no followers and the account is locked, that tweet should not be visible to anyone. It has 12 views.’

On by Jacob Seitz

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‘I’m tired of his lies’: Twitter user debunks Elon Musk’s bot removal claims with 2 simple words

‘I’m tired of his lies,’ she said.

On by Jacob Seitz

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Ticket bots ruined live events before the pandemic—will the BOTS Act make a difference?

More ticketed events are happening—and bots seem to be coming with them.

On by Jules Schulman

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Twitter verified a number of bot accounts—raising questions about security (updated)

Six users with fake profile pics were seemingly verified less than one month after being created.

On by Mikael Thalen

Twitter Fake Accounts Black Trump Voters

Twitter suspends fake accounts posing as Black supporters of Trump

Some of the accounts had amassed a substantial following.

On by Andrew Wyrich

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Ivanka Trump couldn’t be bothered to tag the right Tiffany Trump in her birthday post

She appeared to tag a bot account instead.

On by Onaje McDowelle

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Is a Russian bot campaign targeting the Rock for endorsing Biden?

No. But a simple internet joke seems to have sent Twitter into a frenzy.

On by Mikael Thalen

The Botnet social network simulator makes you famous among millions of bots

Be an influencer on this app, where a million bots are designed to hype you up

Become famous, loved, and loathed on a virtual social media plaform.

On by Mikael Thalen

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Who’s afraid of a Twitter bot?

Bots are everywhere.

On by Whitney Kimball

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Does ‘Rise of Skywalker’ have the same political troll problem as ‘The Last Jedi’?

The question arises after a study found bots and political trolls largely fueled the ‘Last Jedi’ backlash.

On by Mikael Thalen

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Facebook just purged a massive network of fake pro-Trump accounts

Many of the fake accounts used AI-generated faces for their profile pictures.

On by Mikael Thalen

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Russian bots targeting Joe Biden on Instagram

Facebook removed dozens of accounts intent on undermining the Biden campaign.

On by Brooke Sjoberg

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