Live social media evidence of bots

[theywontpayontuesday]

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1GEEF2pQwv/

The evidence, a short clip with a dainty 20 something blonde girl making a stupid joke about farting in an elevator. 717 likes, 69,900 views, 8 comments. So in order to be really viewed by 69,9900, 1% makes effort to comment by emoji and less than 1 % comments by text and all those comments are simp comments

[theywontpayontuesday]

Bots pretend to be real people on Facebook by using realistic profile pictures (often AI-generated or stolen), creating convincing bios, mimicking human posting patterns (sometimes with weird frequency), joining groups, and generating human-like interactions (likes, comments) to spread scams, misinformation, or manipulate opinions, all while using sophisticated AI to blend in, though inconsistencies in photos (weird eyes, jewelry) or profiles (mismatched locations, few friends) can be giveaways.
How They Create Fake Identities
AI-Generated Faces: Using AI to create unique, often "too perfect" profile photos that look real but aren't.
Stolen/Stock Photos: Using images scraped from the web or stock photo sites.
Convincing Profiles: Filling out bios with generic info, names common in other regions, or matching fake backgrounds.
How They Act Like Humans (and Where They Fail)
Mimic Interaction: They like, comment, and share content to boost pages or influence opinions.
Posting Patterns: They might post excessively or at unusual times, but increasingly, their AI generates more natural rhythms.
Social Engineering: They build trust through seemingly genuine interactions before asking for info or links.
Inconsistent Language: Sometimes, grammar or phrasing can be off, or they might use odd phrases.
Red Flags to Watch For
Profile Info: Very new account, few friends (often all from other countries), mismatched locations.
Photos: Look for oddities: centered pupils, mismatched jewelry, fuzzy backgrounds, or an airbrushed look.
Behavior: Excessive friend requests, strange comments, joining suspicious groups, or pushing links immediately.
Why They Do It
Scams: To trick users into sharing info or clicking malicious links (phishing).
Manipulation: To spread political propaganda or artificially inflate support for ideas/products (astroturfing).
Ad Fraud/Clicks: To generate fake engagement for advertisers.

[MisterV]

harrumph...this is EXACTLY the kind of thread a bot would post to deflect attention.

[theywontpayontuesday]

harrumph...this is EXACTLY the kind of thread a bot would post to deflect attention.

There are as many kinds of bots as there are people but in different proportions because what they aim to accomplish. There are many kinds of bots, conservative bots, liberal bots, MAGA bots, Karen bots, retarded bots, etc. , and may post anything.

[MisterV]

[QUOTE=theywontpayontuesday;205438
There are as many kinds of bots as there are people but in different proportions because what they aim to accomplish. There are many kinds of bots,Karen bots, retarded bots, etc. , and may post anything.[/QUOTE]

How about retarded Karen bots?

[theywontpayontuesday]

[QUOTE=MisterV;205439]

How about retarded Karen bots?

Yes in all shapes and sizes and colors.

[theywontpayontuesday]

This whole Rob Reiner thing has caused maximum emotions online, some people on the left are getting vicious. Two people were over the line, one guy said he would hack me and the other a passive aggressive threat which was mean. I do feel these people were very unexpected.

[MisterV]

Do not forget that we humans have a hunting / killing instinct, and due to societal controls we sublimate the urge via aggressive posting as opposed to actually hunting / killing.

With the political schism into far right and left people allow their tribal instincts to rise to the fore with the result that HATE is the by-product.

Sad but true.