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Instagram porn bots’ latest tactic is ridiculously low-effort, but it’s working
Porn bots are pervasive across social media, despite platforms' best efforts to stamp them out. In order to avoid detection by moderation tools, the scammers behind them continually change their methods.
Cheyenne MacDonald03.22.2024
Maggie Rogers thwarts ticket bots with in-person sales
Pop star Maggie Rogers isn’t going to let bots spoil her upcoming tour. The “Alaska” singer told fans in an email today that she’s getting a jump on automated scalpers by selling tickets the old-fashioned way: in-person sales.
Will Shanklin04.06.2023
Valve is working on a major update for 'Team Fortress 2'
After years of neglect, Valve is preparing to release a major update for Team Fortress 2.
Igor Bonifacic02.12.2023
Elon Musk says Twitter will offer a free API tier for 'good' bots
After announcing last week that all developers would have to pay to access Twitter's API, CEO Elon Musk has walked that back a step.
Steve Dent02.06.2023
Twitter spam obscures China COVID policy protest news
Twitter is struggling to deal with a surge in bot spam just as protests erupted in China.
Jon Fingas11.28.2022
The first-ever Xbox transparency report reveals a surge in bot bans
Microsoft has published its first Xbox transparency report, and it's clear the company is banning many more bot accounts than in the past.
Jon Fingas11.14.2022
Recommended Reading: How Sony's AI outran the best sim racers
Recommended Reading highlights the week's best writing on technology and more.
Billy Steele07.23.2022
Demand for the Justice League 'Snyder Cut' was reportedly amplified by bots
The online campaign that helped pave the way for the "Snyder Cut" version of 'Justice League' was reportedly boosted by a large number of bot accounts.
Steve Dent07.19.2022
AI trained on 4chan's most hateful board is just as toxic as you'd expect
A YouTube creator trained an AI on 4chan's most hate-filled board, and it was exactly as vile as you imagine.
Jon Fingas06.08.2022
Elon Musk says his deal to buy Twitter is 'temporarily on hold'
Elon Musk's deal to buy Twitter is "temporarily on hold" pending confirmation that spam and fake accounts do represent less than 5 percent of users.
Steve Dent05.13.2022
Twitter tests a way for accounts to let people know they're bots
Twitter is testing a new label that lets automated bot self-identify as such in their labels.
Steve Dent09.10.2021
Discord music bot Groovy is going offline after YouTube crackdown
Google has pushed the Groovy Bot Discord bot offline.
Devindra Hardawar08.25.2021
Twitch is purging 7.5 million bots that inflated view and follower counts
Twitch has discovered over 7.5 million bot accounts that have been inflating streamer stats.
Steve Dent04.15.2021
Valve is still letting bots invade one of its longest-running games
'Team Fortress 2' has been nearly unplayable for over nine months.
Jessica Conditt03.31.2021
Social media bots may have fueled the GameStop stock frenzy
Social media bots may have played a part in the GameStop stock frenzy, according to a study.
Jon Fingas02.28.2021
FTC issues first fines using a law against ticket scalping bots
The FTC has issued its first-ever fines using the BOTS Act, a law targeting ticket scalper bots.
Jon Fingas01.23.2021
Customer service chats are coming to Instagram DMs
Facebook is testing Messenger API support for Instagram messages.
Kris Holt10.19.2020
Instagram will make suspicious accounts verify their identities
Instagram is taking new steps to root out bots and other accounts trying to manipulate its platform.
Karissa Bell08.13.2020
Valve is allowing racist bots to invade ‘Team Fortress 2’
For the past two months, Team Fortress 2 has been under attack by a horde of racist, homophobic, sexist robots. Valve hasn't done anything about them.
Jessica Conditt06.05.2020
'PUBG' adds bots to PC matches
'PUBG' now includes bots to give new players a fighting chance.
Rachel England05.20.2020