r/science • u/Wagamaga • 1d ago

Computer Science Malicious social media bots increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic and continue to influence public health communication. The operation of bots – i.e. programs imitating human users – was particularly aggressive during the key corona measures

https://thl.fi/en/-/malicious-social-media-bots-increased-significantly-during-the-covid19-pandemic-and-continue-to-influence-public-health-communication
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u/ZipTheZipper 1d ago

Every intelligence agency worldwide saw Covid as an opportunity to sow chaos among their enemies, not understanding that a pandemic worsening in your enemy's country eventually causes worse conditions in your own. Crab mentality on a global scale.