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IRL: Online Life is Real Life
Bot or Not
Jan 8, 2018
Experts in social media bots, Lauren Kunze and Jenn Schiffer, along with researcher Lisa-Maria Neudert, political bot CEO Jack Hirsch, and bot authority Ben Nimmo discuss the influence of bots on politics and online discourse. Topics covered include the rise of social media bots, identifying and countering bot activities, the impact of bots on the 2016 election and net neutrality, and the transformative power of the internet.
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- The prevalence of fake comments submitted to the FCC raises concerns about the trustworthiness of public discourse and challenges the actual voice of the people.
- Bots have both positive and negative impacts, being used for spamming and manipulation, but also for beneficial purposes like mental health support and customer service.
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The Impact of Fake Comments on Net Neutrality
The podcast explores how fake comments were used to submit a comment to the FCC in favor of repealing net neutrality. The CEO of Butter AI, Jack Hirsch, shares his experience of discovering that his name was used to submit a fraudulent comment. He highlights the issue of millions of fake comments being buried within the genuine comments received by the FCC. The prevalence of these fake comments raises concerns about the influence of bots and challenges the trustworthiness of public discourse and the actual voice of the people.
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