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		amatecha on June 2, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Almost half of local Twitter trending topics in Tu... Whoever downvotes this (??): Am I wrong? You think Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, VK, Tumblr, LinkedIn etc. are not having their algorithms/feeds exploited by bot-posted content? Even the most cursory search on the web reveals countless reports. Here are just a couple: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jun/19/social-me... https://internetofbusiness.com/propaganda-bots-social-media-... https://www.snopes.com/news/2020/06/24/how-fake-accounts-con... https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2020/08/0...

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