‘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 Jun 18, 2024 by Mikael Thalen
Y0ur P@ssw0rd S*cks: What is a botnet?
Should you be worried about botnets and how can you protect against them?
On Aug 15, 2023 by Mikael Thalen
Sprawling bot network is trying to shame DeSantis into being Trump’s running mate
The bot network also attacked Nikki Haley.
On Mar 6, 2023 by Claire Goforth
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 Dec 27, 2022 by Jacob Seitz
‘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 Dec 13, 2022 by Jacob Seitz
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 Aug 5, 2021 by Jules Schulman
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 Jul 12, 2021 by Mikael Thalen
Twitter suspends fake accounts posing as Black supporters of Trump
Some of the accounts had amassed a substantial following.
On Oct 14, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich
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 Oct 13, 2020 by Onaje McDowelle
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 Sep 28, 2020 by Mikael Thalen
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 Feb 12, 2020 by Mikael Thalen
Who’s afraid of a Twitter bot?
Bots are everywhere.
On Feb 10, 2020 by Whitney Kimball
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 Dec 26, 2019 by Mikael Thalen
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 Dec 20, 2019 by Mikael Thalen
Russian bots targeting Joe Biden on Instagram
Facebook removed dozens of accounts intent on undermining the Biden campaign.
On Oct 21, 2019 by Brooke Sjoberg
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