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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-03-01
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Series: | Informatics |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9709/9/1/21 |