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Britney Spears released a hit memoir. Are bots shaping the conversation?

Britney Spears released a hit memoir. Are bots shaping the conversation?

Update: 2023-11-08
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In the wake of Britney Spears’ hit memoir, are social media bots changing the conversation? Bridget does a deep dive into how social media bots are changing the landscape of social media discourse. From celebrity disputes to television reviews and political discourse, the threat of bots and inauthentic accounts are shaping how we think and how we talk to each other, whether they’re real or not. 


Massive Twitter Bot Farm Is Heaping Praise on Trump and Trashing DeSantis” https://gizmodo.com/twitter-bots-trump-desantis-maga-facebook-1850199161


Is There a Bot Behind That Tweet? https://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/is-there-a-bot-behind-that-tweet


Bots on X worse than ever according to analysis of 1m tweets during first Republican primary debate:


https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/sep/09/x-twitter-bots-republican-primary-debate-tweets-increase


Even a few bots can shift public opinion in big ways: https://theconversation.com/even-a-few-bots-can-shift-public-opinion-in-big-ways-104377

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Britney Spears released a hit memoir. Are bots shaping the conversation?

Britney Spears released a hit memoir. Are bots shaping the conversation?

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