Social and Political Bots

C1 – Advanced

Social media is an important tool for learning about current events and information. However, fake social media accounts called ‘bots’ have been used to try to influence public opinion even politics—and it is not always for the better.

We have been deceived by a computer-generated bot at one point or another. How do bots play a role in influencing public opinion to help spread awareness about a particular issue the person/group who created them cares about.

Watch the video to be informed.

Discussion Questions:

1. What are political and activist bots?

2. What is your take on using big data technology to help manipulate election results?

3. What are ways to know you are engaged in a discourse with a bot?

4. How can bots be of benefit to and risk for us?

5. Anyone can easily create a Twitter bot nowadays. Ainsley O’Connell believes this is a great and empowering thing for the electorate in enabling them to magnify their voices. What are your thoughts on this?

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