Bots

As debate continues online over Spears' abortion revelation, social-media users have noticed a pattern in some comments.

Questions are being asked about Twitter posts defending the actor after his ex-girlfriend Sarah Brady accused him of being "emotionally abusive."

A representative for Truth Social told Newsweek it was taking "extensive action" as accounts were being banned.

Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman was likened to "bots" on Twitter after he slammed the platform's CEO in a message repeated by others.

Musk announced a new pay plan for Twitter accounts, and many users of the social media platform are expressing their displeasure.

The controversial former NFL star congratulated Musk on taking over Twitter before putting in a personal request.

The decision to have a speedy trial over the Twitter deal that has fallen apart is good for the platform, and for Twitter users, giving us reason to hope the world's richest person will soon be forced to settle with the company and return to fiddling with rockets and cars instead of removing content moderation policies that prevent the platform from being filled with hate and poison.

Ken Paxton announced he would launch an investigation into whether or not Twitter has been falsely reporting the number of bots.

Elon Musk's reaction comes after he decided to put his Twitter acquisition deal on hold last week.

Billionaire Elon Musk has claimed that 20 percent of Twitter users are "spam/fake accounts" amid his ongoing takeover bid.

Meghan Markle has been targeted by 83 dedicated troll accounts but Twitter has taken action against just four on grounds of 'platform manipulation and spam.'

"Back 4 Blood" has come under fire recently for its underwhelming single player content. Here is everything wrong with the zombie game's solo mode.

There are eight playable characters in "Back 4 Blood," but it can be difficult to unlock them. Here is what you need to know about progressing in the game.

With demand high and supply limited, console "scalpers" using bots have been listing PS5s and Xbox consoles on websites like eBay for massively inflated prices.

Researchers at the social networking website said bots are trained to behave like bad actors and set loose on hundreds of millions of lines of code to analyse the results and highlight security gaps.

The social network took action yesterday after multiple researchers flagged over 9,000 profiles that appeared to be spreading content promoting the political interests of the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

"Weird that so many troll/bot accounts were activated to attack on this fake issue. Wonder who's behind it," the Tesla boss tweeted.

The president retweeted the post just before midday amid a series of other retweets praising conservative radio personality Mark Levin's argument with Fox News host Ed Henry.

"It's everywhere and it has all the signs of being a coordinated/artificial operation," wrote behavioral scientist Caroline Orr, who first highlighted the surge of duplicate messages about Harris.

Unilever, home to brands including Lynx and Dove, will no longer work with social media stars who buy their followers.

A site tracking 600 Twitter accounts linked to Russian influence operations recorded a 2,800 percent increase in the use of the hashtag #IStandWithLaura on Friday and Saturday.

Some straightforward policy tips for countering Russian disinformation campaigns.

The social network will evaluate the "health" of conversations.

Russian bots have been busy tweeting about Parkland, gun control, Florida and Nikolas Cruz, the alleged shooter.

The hashtag "#ReleaseTheMemo" exploded on Twitter last Thursday.

If white-male biases get into AI, it could have repercussions for women or minorities, adding prejudice to hiring, promotions and salary decisions.

New York's attorney general says bots used stolen American identities to interfere in the net neutrality debate.

Fake news tweets and social media posts came from a Russian troll factory that works around the clock like any IT facility——except lies were pumping out.

Britain's foreign secretary will visit Moscow in the coming months to address the country's relationship with Vladimir Putin.

Trump's "bad year" has left the Russian media, which once tore into his opponent, lambasting him for his "total collapse."