New story in Technology from Time: Twitter Bots May Have Boosted Donald Trump’s Votes by 3.23%, Researchers Say
Twitter bots may have altered the outcome of two of the world’s most consequential elections in recent years, according to an economic study. Automated tweeting played a small but potentially decisive role in the 2016 Brexit vote and Donald Trump’s presidential victory, the National Bureau of Economic Research working paper showed this month. Their rough …