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The rise of social bots

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Communications of the ACM, Volume 59, Issue 7

Pages 96 - 104

https://doi.org/10.1145/2818717

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Today's social bots are sophisticated and sometimes menacing. Indeed, their presence can endanger online ecosystems as well as our society.

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