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The Army That Never Existed: The Failure of Social Bots Research
- rossdavidh 7y agoWell, I was always wondering if the Facebook-and-Russia-stole-the-election theme wasn't at least in part an excuse for not changing anything about policy or choice of candidates. I don't doubt Russia would be interested in using social media to influence opinion, since radio, TV, newsprint, pamphlets, and basically every other medium ever invented has been used to influence opinion. But some of the concerns seem, not so much overblown, as an excuse. But, I would be interested to hear if any other HN readers know of other research on this topic?