> One study highlighted an attack on Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) when he was first running for his seat in 2010. It found that one social media campaign criticizi

> One study highlighted an attack on Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) when he was first running for his seat in 2010. It found that one social media campaign criticizing him for spending taxpayer money on dinners and fashion shows was largely the result of 10 Twitter bots. This is an interesting finding. I think part of the broader question at hand in our society is that the relationships and communications are becoming world-readable, with significant consequences for shifting the flow of discourse.