Bots, your days of tweeting politically divisive nonsense might be numbered. The Washington Post reported Friday that in the last few months Twitter has aggressively suspended accounts in an effort to stem the spread of disinformation running rampant on its platform. The Washington Post reports that Twitter suspended as many as 70 million accounts between […]
View More Twitter’s efforts to suspend fake accounts have doubled since last yearCategory: Bots
Twitter commits to taking on the bots and the abusers (yet again)
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In a new blog post on Tuesday, Twitter committed to continue dealing with problems that have long plagued the website: spam and harassment.
We do not value fake engagement. Taking bigger steps to improvehttps://t.co/A4b8IREWTc
— jack (@jack) June 26, 2018
Since the 2016 election, malicious bot and troll accounts have hounded users across Twitter with fake news and abusive comments. In an effort to combat this issue, the company announced that new users will be required to confirm either an email address or phone number. The company added that there would be exceptions for legitimate users whose safety would be jeopardized without anonymity. Read more…
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View More Twitter commits to taking on the bots and the abusers (yet again)Twitter puts a tighter squeeze on spambots
Twitter has announced a range of actions intended to bolster efforts to fight spam and “malicious automation” (aka bad bots) on its platform — including increased security measures around account verification and sign-up; running a historical audit to catch spammers who signed up when its systems were more lax; and taking a more proactive approach […]
View More Twitter puts a tighter squeeze on spambotsThese shapeshifting bots can walk, fold, and catch things
MIT researchers created a 3D-printed bot that is flexible enough to be manipulated by magnets. It can crawl, roll, and play catch. They hope to use this technology to treat and test humans. Read more…More about Robot, Mashable Video, Bots, Mi…
View More These shapeshifting bots can walk, fold, and catch thingsBotChain wants to put bot-to-bot communication on the blockchain
Increasingly we are going to be having bots conducting business on a company’s behalf. As that happens, it is going to require a trust mechanism to ensure that bot-to-bot communication is legitimate. BotChain, a new startup out of Boston wants to be the blockchain for registering bots. The new blockchain, which is built on Ethereum, […]
View More BotChain wants to put bot-to-bot communication on the blockchainThe era of the supermarket’s over. Thank these gigantic robot warehouses for that.
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Ocado, the world’s largest online-only grocery retailer, relies on robots to deliver fresh food to hundreds of thousands of people in the UK. Its warehouses are designed like living organisms – there’s a central nervous system (software), a cardiovascular system (conveyor belts) and red blood cells (crates).
But as online shopping becomes more popular, Ocado is looking to new distribution systems to meet the growing demand. Read more…
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View More The era of the supermarket’s over. Thank these gigantic robot warehouses for that.Facebook is really proud of its 300,000 business bots, despite claiming it will put ’people first’
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Mark Zuckerberg has made it clear that fake profiles and soviet robots have no place on Facebook.
But worry not, robots. ‘Messenger’ is still a hospitable home for bots like you.
At F8, Facebook’s Vice President of Messaging Products, David Marcus, jovially reported that Messenger’s integration with business is going swimmingly. According to Marcus, over 8 billion messages have been sent between people and businesses. And there are 300,000 monthly active bots engaging with customers on messenger.
David Marcus says there are 300,000 monthly active bots on Messenger. Joypic.twitter.com/5aPq7uCG8M
— Jack (@jmorse_) May 1, 2018 Read more…
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View More Facebook is really proud of its 300,000 business bots, despite claiming it will put ’people first’Europe eyeing bot IDs, ad transparency and blockchain to fight fakes
European Union lawmakers want online platforms to come up with their own systems to identify bot accounts. This is as part of a voluntary Code of Practice the European Commission now wants platforms to develop and apply — by this summer — as part of a wider package of proposals it’s put out which are […]
View More Europe eyeing bot IDs, ad transparency and blockchain to fight fakesBots on Twitter share two-thirds of links to popular websites: Pew
It’s official: Bots are doing a lot of PR grunt work on Twitter — especially when it comes to promoting porn websites. That perhaps unsurprising conclusion about what automated Twitter accounts are link sharing comes courtesy of a new study by the Pew Research Center which set out to quantify one aspect of bot-based activity in […]
View More Bots on Twitter share two-thirds of links to popular websites: PewMysterious Instagram account only follows people named Paul Williams, and people want answers
Instagram spam accounts are an unfortunate annoyance of social media. They’re typically easy to spot: ridiculous usernames, a profile picture that is also the only post they have, and little to no personal info in their bio.
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Suspicious likes lead to researcher lighting up a 22,000-strong botnet on Twitter
Botnets are fascinating to me. Who creates them? What are they for? And why doesn’t someone delete them? The answers are probably less interesting than I hope, but in the meantime I like to cheer when large populations of bots are exposed. That’s what security outfit F-Secure’s Andy Patel did this week after having his curiosity piqued by a handful of strange likes on Twitter.
View More Suspicious likes lead to researcher lighting up a 22,000-strong botnet on TwitterCustomer service bot startup Agent IQ announces $6.3 million Series A led by Sierra Ventures
If you’ve tried to deal with a bot before you can speak to a human customer service rep, you know how frustrating that process can sometimes be. Sure, there are basic tasks that can free up a human rep to handle the more difficult matters, but it can be exasperating when there is no easy way to talk to a person. Agent IQ, a startup that has developed customer service bots, acknowledges… Read More