Benjamen Walker's Theory of Everything

F is for Fake

Feb 11, 2014

25:11

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The Secret of Creating a Real Master - A Dedicated Apostle

03:28

Weibo Users Go Up in Arms About This

01:39

Is There an App That Doesn't Surveill People?

05:04

Introduction

3min

Buying Fake Followers on Twitter Will Get You More Followers Fast

3min

Is Twitter a Rigged Game?

4min

What's Happening on Weibo?

3min

Why Weibo Blocks Keywords

2min

Weibo Users Go Up in Arms About This

2min

Is There an App That Doesn't Surveill People?

5min

The Secret of Creating a Real Master - A Dedicated Apostle

3min

To Bot or Not? That’s the big question for Data Scientist Gilad Lotan. His research suggests we may be damaging our online reputations if we choose not to play the fake follower game. Jason Q Ng, author of the book Blocked on Weibo, tells us why the Chinese government hates fake bots and why they targeted Black PR companies last summer. And your host imagines a future were humans are forced to shower their new Bot Overlords with unwavering attention. *********Click on the image for the whole story about this week’s installment**********