How Bots Tilted the Brexit Chat: #StrongerIn, #Brexit and a Tiny Loud Few
On Twitter a small number of accounts pushed hard into the UK referendum talk, and they were not usual people.
These are bots, programs that post and reply fast, and they mixed with real users so you might not notice.
The side calling to leave used more of the same leave hashtags, which made their messages show up more often in feeds.
Some groups used more automation than others, so the noise was uneven.
Surprising thing: less than one percent of accounts made a huge share of the noise, they created almost a third of all posts — so a tiny group made a big difference.
You may scroll past them everyday, but they shape what topics trend and what people see first.
The story shows how few voices, with fast tools, can change the online mood around big votes.
It's worth thinking about next time you read a hot political post, cause it might not be a person writing it.
Read article comprehensive review in Paperium.net:
Bots, #StrongerIn, and #Brexit: Computational Propaganda during the UK-EUReferendum
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