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Bots: What are they? Why did they lead Elon Musk to terminate his $44 billion Twitter deal?

Jennifer Jolly Comments Off on Bots: What are they? Why did they lead Elon Musk to terminate his $44 billion Twitter deal?

Bots can skew elections, spread dangerous misinformation and exacerbate conflict. But that's not likely why Elon Musk walked away from buying Twitter.

     
Jennifer Jolly
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