Who Let The Bots Out? Who? Who??

02/02/2024 20 min Temporada 3 Episodio 4
Who Let The Bots Out? Who? Who??

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Send us a textDoesn't it seem that some people, many people in fact, will believe anything these days? How do seemingly normal and intelligent people fall for ridiculous conspiracy theories without question? What's happening to our ability to discern between the plausible and the preposterous?Guy Tytunovich, co-founder and CEO of bot-mitigation company Cheq, takes us into a shadowy and automated underworld where authoritarian regimes deploy armies of robotic avatars (bots) on social media platforms, especially around elections. Their aim: tear Western societies from within, peddle and amplify conspiracy theories based on disinformation, and weaken democratic societies.Support the showListenApple Podcasts, Spotify, or anywhere you get podcasts.ConnectLinkedInTwitterNewsletter Email: [email protected]

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