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The Bot Episode

🕑 Added 2023-12-29 04:00:02 +0000 UTC

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Navyada Koshatwar

This and the It Ends With Us In Court episode have changed the way I see the internet completely 😭 Such a good episode!!

Pump Pumptini

It’s only been an hour since I listened to this episode and I have to say…I’m analyzing TF out of IG comments now

Pump Pumptini

Human checking in 🫡

fk

There was some interesting discussion recently regarding Selena Gomez's heightened online popularity (larger following than Taylor, Beyoncé, Kardashians, Ariana etc) and how it doesn't seem to translate into real life, and a theory thrown around was that it was largely bots who were essentially just inflating the appearance of her popularity and it wasn't 100% authentic!

Sarah Bledsoe

I used to get Marianne Williamson videos on my fyp and 50% of the comments would say something along the lines of “Something is off about her” “I don’t trust her”.

Dani

You mentioned you’re not sure what Telecommunications means. It means TV, phone and internet providers/services. Funny that in my language we use that word a lot but it’s probably not common in English.

Lori

Loved this can you share the article on different types of bots??? So good!!!

Bippity Boop

Covid is a horrible virus but i firmly believe some countries/regions implemented additional unnecessary measures because the people in charge thought it was the popular thing to do BECAUSE OF SOCIAL MEDIA BOTS. In reality, people were thinking the measures werent working and were pointless

Shannon McNamara

Omg thank you! I appreciate that. And have a great new year back!!

Shannon McNamara

It would!!

Christina Sh

Please do more deep dives on bots and GBT! I had no idea it was this bad

Davis

Shannon great work on this!! I found this topic super interesting :) In fact if you are ever having a vacation week and feel like reposting an old episode to your public page, I’d like to request it to be this one! I think it would be good for more people to be savvy on this topic. Hope you have a great new year!

Alex

ok also has anyone else noticed a recent uptick in twitter accounts pushing a “we’re all doomed/going to be disabled eventually bc of covid” message? i definitely want to be sensitive but seeing this stuff on twitter feels…off to me in my gut. idk if those are bots or just my algorithm.

Alex

that one stat about misinfo spreading faster reminds me of the quote that’s like “a lie gets halfway around the world before the truth puts on its pants”

Sam

I’m high but I think this would make an awesome documentary lol so interesting!!

Cherry

Shannon I thought I was only one who thought the internet changed around 2016 ..tiktok ads all time ..but u. Usto see illuminati vids they all got taken down@!!

Shannon McNamara

Omg YOU are to thank for being here and writing this in! So sweet thank you!!

Shannon McNamara

Her and Paige are such a dynamo duo!

✨Riley✨

I totally can tell how much time and research went into this episode, Shannon!! I think its such an important topic to talk about so thank you so much for doing it. All your episodes are so awesome and well researched, i’d pay quadruple whatever i’m already paying for the patreon!!

✨Riley✨

Omg i didn’t know that 3 of kevin spacey’s accusers died within one month, please do an episode on that!! thats crazy!!!

cass (not pictured)

Omg random but yes Hannah Berner x FF would be amazing I found giggly squad a few months ago and it’s my obsession

Elizabeth

you always discuss such interesting topics- thoroughly enjoyed & learned so much!!

chad

human here! lowkey something a bot would say tho

Shannon McNamara

I’ll check her out!

Shannon McNamara

Yesss! We did one on main about Tucker Carlson and Steven Crowder 😭

Gracee

I’ve been looking forward to an episode on bots. They fascinate me!

Laura

yiiippeeeee!

Tiresi Kirbae

Can you please collaborate with Dana Bowling of the Daily Dose of Dana podcast. I found her via the Deuxmoi podcast though so idk if she would collab with you 😂😭 otherwise I think you guys would make a great episode and have great chemistry

sisternotyours

Happy Holidays to all 😍

Ava

Premium content! I loved this episode. Super informative & made me realize my opinions are so easily influenced by comments online 🥴 If you’re into it, I think an episode doing a deep dive on prominent right wing internet personalities would be so interesting (Candace Owens, Christian Walker, Ben Shapiro)

Averie

Social media in general has a bad influence on my mental state, but I find it gets drastically worse after I read the comment section of anything. It creates the illusion that people are constantly fighting, I find myself getting fired up reading comments that are probably bots. I loved the internet during my Club Penguin era too, and now it just feels like chaos