The Sext Exchange lets you sext annonymously
“I wanna drink from your goblet of fire.” Do you really, Twitter stranger? Do you really, though?
On Mar 13, 2014 by EJ Dickson
This bot tells you how long you have before you die
I am 25 years old. Statistically speaking, I have 2803 more weeks to live.
On Mar 13, 2014 by Brendan O’Connor
Facebook could send Dogecoin to the moon, but it won’t be easy
Dogecoin tipping hasn’t taken over Facebook—or even really made much of dent.
On Mar 10, 2014 by Aaron Sankin
Bots have conquered Wikipedia—and that’s a good thing
And yet there’s no entry for “Kill All Humans.”
On Feb 20, 2014 by Aaron Sankin
Sorry, humanity: The Web is now 60 percent bot
It’s the rise of the machines.
On Dec 13, 2013 by Tim Sampson
Startup automatically retweets every criticism of its homeless-bashing CEO
An executive makes everyone in tech look bad—but mostly just himself.
On Dec 11, 2013 by Miles Klee
The hoax economy: Behind SocialVEVO and the ‘Family Guy’ scam
This company fooled everyone with “Brian’s Announcement,” and its tricks are nearly impossible to stop.
On Dec 6, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III
Is this photo bot the start of Twitter’s personalized ads campaign?
Keep “highly experimental” in mind as you browse through the timeline.
On Nov 29, 2013 by Audra Schroeder
Battlebots: How Reddit and Twitter’s fake accounts stack up
More and more, the bot-makers ought to turn their attention to what can be done with the clockwork of Twitter itself.
On Nov 25, 2013 by L. Rhodes
Inside the underground spam machine that’s running social media
A recent report out by security firm Nexgate found that spam on social networks more than tripled in just the first half of this year.
On Oct 6, 2013 by [email protected]
Memeageddon: Reddit bans another popular meme generator
It’s been a bad few weeks for meme generators on Reddit.
On Aug 7, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III
Gaming site IGN banned from Reddit for vote manipulation
Reddit has temporarily blocked links to the popular gaming site after it allegedly used dummy accounts to upvote its content.
On Sep 10, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Framed by Bots! Inside a YouTube scandal
Dire Boris was booted on YouTube. The commenting duo say they were framed by their enemy, a reply girl.
On Apr 6, 2012 by Fruzsina Eördögh
How botting works on YouTube: a breakdown
Here’s how botting works—and here’s how to tell if a video has been botted.
Spamming Pinterest for $$$
You may just see pretty pictures, but spammers see an easy mark.
On Mar 23, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
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