Identification of Bots and Cyborgs in the #FeesMustFall Campaign

Bots (social robots) are computer programs that replicate human behavior in online social networks. They are either fully automated or semi-automated, and their use makes online activism vulnerable to manipulation. This study examines the existence of social robots in the #FeesMustFall movement by c...

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Main Authors: Yaseen Khan, Surendra Thakur, Obiseye Obiyemi, Emmanuel Adetiba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Informatics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9709/9/1/21