For years it’s been obvious that online social services of all kinds are beset by a problem with bots. I work on a cybersecurity product that can go inline and literally watch bot traffic, and too ...

There’s no good way to ask people if they think Twitter will outlive them. I don’t mean any offense to Jack Dorsey and Co., but one must ask this awkward question when trying to find out programmers’ ...

The removals took place in September and October, during the contentious run-up to the 2018 midterm elections. The bots in question falsely appeared to be progressive or Democratic accounts; for ...

Yahoo Finance tech editor Dan Howley discusses the potential impact of Twitter's alleged bot problem amid Elon Musk's comments. BRIAN SOZZI: The battle between Twitter and Elon Musk continues, as ...

Last July activist DeRay Mckesson and the technology co-op Feel Train, comprised of Darius Kazemi and Courtney Stanton, loosed a Twitter bot called StayWokeBot upon the world. When the bot launched it ...

X's Nikita Bier says 80% of crypto is bots, & no technology can fix spam replies. Proposes 2nd-degree reply restrictions as ...

Everyone loves a good "Scorigami" -- in which a score of an NFL game that's never been put together before happens -- particularly on X (formerly Twitter). But as many fans noticed recently, the ...

Tens of thousands of bots tussled on Twitter to try to shape the debate as a Chinese spy balloon flew over the US and Canada last year, according to an analysis of social media posts. Kathleen Carley ...

X, formerly known as Twitter, is testing a subscription plan called “Not a Bot” of US$1 equivalent per annum in New Zealand and the Philippines. Those who don’t subscribe will still be able to log in ...