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Bot or Not

IRL: Online Life is Real Life

CHAPTER

Political Bots and their Impact on Social Media

This chapter explores the use of political bots on social media to harass individuals and manipulate conversations. It discusses the different groups behind the creation of these bots and their intentions, as well as the measures taken to regulate them. The chapter also examines the potential implications for freedom of speech and the positive outcomes observed in certain bot experiments.

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