🎬 Open-source, self-hosted AI agent that runs a YouTube channel end to end: researches topics, writes scripts, generates narration, visuals and video, optimizes SEO, and publishes after your approval ...

Russian disinformation operators are deploying an army of bots to inflate view counts of fictitious posts about celebrities and Democratic candidates ahead of the US midterm elections. Social media ...

Cloudflare uses multiple detection engines because different bot types require different detection strategies. Simple bots can be caught by pattern matching against known signatures, while ...

Ukraine has struck three data centers belonging to Russian tech company Yandex, which is also known as Russia’s Google. The effects are purportedly being felt across the globe, with many social media ...

Did attacks on Russian data centers reduce bot activity around Germany's AfD? A viral graph claims they did. But it contains significant inconsistencies and provides no evidence to support the claim.

When Ukraine struck three data centres owned by the Russian technology and AI company Yandex over the weekend, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy initially said the attacks had resulted in a ...

In early October, a claim (archived) circulated that Ukrainian strikes on Russian bot farms caused right-wing or MAGA social media activity to decrease. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on ...

In early October, a claim (archived) circulated that Ukrainian strikes on Russian bot farms caused right-wing or MAGA social media activity to decrease. Yandex, a Russian technology giant that ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. On Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that a Ukrainian bombing ...

While some viral online graphs suggest less bot activity, Zelenskyy’s claims of improved social media discourse do not entirely pass muster Over the weekend, Ukraine carried out at least three ...

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Andy Burnham would have rejoiced. The much-maligned Russian bots he has ...