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tacocat · 1650 days ago · link · · parent · post: Nearly half of the Twitter accounts discussing 'reopening America' may be bots, researchers say
It's hard to explain to people who don't spend 10 hours a day on Twitter what this type of story does to people who don't understand computers. I'm not doubting the story but I've seen people who host podcasts have very persistent trolls accusing them of being bots. And entire trending topics be dismissed as bot manipulation because they started getting popular during business hours in Moscow. Because Putin can't comprehend night shift posting logistics I guess Ultimately what I'm suggesting is a basic competency and critical thinking test before you can use the internet