Essays about: "Political Bots"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words Political Bots.

1. 1. Digital Wars: #GuacamayaLeaks and the rise of hacktivism in technopolitics : A netnography to understand the complexity of digital communication processes.

   University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Communication, Culture and Diversity (CCD); Jönköping University/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Jönköping University/Sustainability Education Research (SER)

   Author : Viviana Levet; [2023]
   Keywords : hacktivism; technopolitics; netnography; information flows; gatekeeping; communication ecologies; digital media; social media; network society;

   Abstract : This master thesis explores the dynamics of information flows between the hacktivist group Guacamaya, media outlets and social media users. The study aims to understand the role of various social actors within the digital space such as media outlets, journalists, bots, and trolls, in shaping public opinion and the overall effectiveness of the group's communication activities. READ MORE

3. 2. The Rise of Automation Democratization: Robots of the People, by the People, for the People

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

   Author : Meriem Moutawakil; Santiago Morales Costabile; [2023]
   Keywords : Democratization; Automation; RPA; Citizen developer; Technology;

   Abstract : The concept of automation democratization has been a subject of interest to many businesses for some time, however, it has received little attention in academia. This study aims to understand how citizen developers - non-IT experts given the right training and knowledge - experience automation democratization; and to investigate how their perception of automation is shaped by introducing the term "democratization". READ MORE

4. 3. Twitter Bots as a Threat to Democracy : How political bots on Twitter jeopardized democratic functions of the online public sphere during the 2022 Swedish general election

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Linus Wahlberg; [2022]
   Keywords : Political bots; Social bots; Twitter bots; Social media bots; Social network bots; Public sphere theory; Public sphere; Online public sphere; Virtual public sphere; digital public sphere; networked public sphere; Twitter; Democracy; Threat to democracy; Sweden; Swedish election; Swedish general election; 2022 Swedish general election; Astroturfing; Botometer;

   Abstract : With more political and social discourse taking place online, particularly on social media, theorists have started labeling digital communicative realms as “online public spheres.” However, with the modern public sphere comes modern challenges to political communication; a core antagonist of which is political bots. READ MORE

5. 4. Act like a human, think like a bot : A study on the capabilities required to implement a social bot on a social media platform

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Håkan Samanci; Magnus Thulin; [2022]
   Keywords : Bots; Social bots; Software engineering; Social media; Twitter; Fake news; Capabilities; Bottar; Sociala bottar; Mjukvaruutveckling; Sociala medier; Twitter; Missvisande nyheter; Färdigheter;

   Abstract : Social media platforms have revolutionized how people interact with each other and how people gain information. However, social media platforms such as Twitter quickly became a platform for public manipulation and spreading or amplifying political or ideological misinformation. READ MORE

6. 5. The virtual public sphere and social movements on social media

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Zakarias Dahlberg; Bartlomiej Mancewicz; [2021]
   Keywords : social media movements; public sphere; digital public sphere; affect; twitter; Black Lives Matter; MeToo; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Like many things, social movements have been able to take a new form, and behave differently, thanks to the rise of the internet and social media networks. The purpose of this study is to analyze how long lasting this engagement is from its participants, and how short-run participation in social movements can be understood. READ MORE