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Twitter Bots, Russian IRA Data and Online Hostility

SmarterEveryDay · Explainer · YouTube title: Why are people mean on Twitter? - Smarter Every Day 214
Why it's here

Cited in discussions of platform manipulation and eroding institutional trust, though mentions are mostly passing references.

What it covers

Destin Sandlin of Smarter Every Day examines how bad actors and bots use Twitter, drawing on the released Russian IRA dataset and interviews. It asks why interactions on the platform turn hostile.