The Future of Computational Propaganda
Future Now
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The Role of Social Bots in Politics
Bots have been around online since the internet has been a thing. They are automated bits of software designed to do tasks that a human would otherwise have to do. Sometimes social bots are used to mimic a person or to create an anonymous account. We've even cataloged them stealing people's identity and using photos of people.
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