During the 2016 election, certain Russian operatives used fake social media profiles to influence voters and also created bot accounts to add likes to and share posts across the internet. And more ...

The fact that Russian-linked bots penetrated social media to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election has been well documented, and the details of the deception are still trickling out. In fact, ...

Twitter bots, including thousands originating in Russia and Iran, as well as those created in the United States, were a much more active presence than previously known during last year's midterm ...

You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch! Some lawmakers are tired of scalpers stealing Christmas, so they've introduced a new bill to take away a key tool often used by scalpers: bots. The bill, known as the ...

Not all bots are bad, but there are definitely more of the harmful ones that we thought. According to The Next Web, software company Distil Networks published its annual Bad Bot Report this week. Its ...

We know for sure that Cesar Sayoc, who allegedly targeted high-profile Democrats with mail bombs in late October, isn’t a Russian bot. His mugshot proves that he’s a flesh-and-blood Florida human ...

When Nike launched its Air Jordan XI "Concord," in 2011, there were incidents of violence reported at several shopping malls in the US. Back then, most shoe stores sold pairs on a first-come, ...

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