The Army that Never Existed: The Failure of Social Bots Research - Michael Kreil
Автор: OpenFest Bulgaria
Загружено: 2020-01-21
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After the shockwaves triggered by the Brexit referendum and the election of Donald Trump, media outlets desperately looked for explanations. Previously unknown researchers offered a saving straw: Automated accounts on social media had influenced the public opinion on a massive scale. This theory was widely spread by research institutions, the media, and even government officials, but taking a closer look at the research behind it shows that the whole social bots theory has absolutely no basis. This fact could have been noticed earlier if the scientists had published their data and their code as it should be standard in science. This talk explains what happened, how it happened, and how it could have been prevented.
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