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The Really Dark Truth About Bots

Benn Jordan · 950.1K views · 2024-11-18 · 29:37

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Overview

Benn Jordan examines the role of bots and propaganda accounts on X and other social platforms, including the platform's decline and the influence of Russian operations. It covers more than bots, discussing bias and how the platform changed.

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HN commenters cite it in threads about X, Bluesky and online manipulation as evidence that bots and propaganda are real.

Recommended by 3 HN people across 2 months · HN mentions 2024–2025

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What people said

erentz · 2025-02 · Recommendation

Benn Jordan did a good video that covered the bots and bias on X recently. Don't know if it or the papers were submitted here before (anyone feel free to submit it not): [VIDEO]

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libertine · 2024-11 · Recommendation

This video about the decline of X and the onboarding of propaganda bots explains this phenomenon quite well, especially if you follow the timeline of events: [VIDEO] Coincidentally or not, it was marked by Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter. At the end of the video, Benn states that he shared some of these insights with some news outlets that will take different spins on this story, so we'll probably see some interesting developments on this over the next weeks! Some questions that popped out: - Should X be banned in the EU for the deliberate, or irresponsible practice of promoting and protecting the spread of misinformation? - Should LLMs have security layers to prevent the automation of misinformation propaganda? - Should it be mandatory to have human teams available to review reported content, and until content is approved, the content reach should be capped? - None of this matters because users will naturally drop off the platform. But are they doing it on time to prevent damage?

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consumer451 · 2024-11 · Recommendation

This video has nothing to do with Bluesky, but I think it provides a more likely explanation. Don't let the title fool you, it covers more than bots. [VIDEO]

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