A bot, is a software application that runs automated tasks (scripts) over the Internet. These applications can be run continuously and used to push messages the creator endorses. Bots have become common in politics. Bots have turned into a form of automated propaganda.These efforts often occur on sites like Twitter and Facebook and are driven by the use of bots–automated, software based, accounts that look like real people, produce content, and interact with real users.
19 million bot accounts tweeted in support of either Trump or Clinton in the week leading up to Election day. Trump bots, however, outnumbered Clinton bots 5:1. Trump bots also worked in a more sophisticated fashion, working to colonize pro-clinton hashtags (like #ImWithHer) and spread fake news stories and disinformation on how to vote to potential Clinton supporters. The use of these bots has become a big tool in political elections. Bots are able to reach millions of followers every hour and push the message of the candidate they (the bots) are supporting. This brings up another interesting topic of Who is actually saying the things bots are posting and who is checking to make sure the bots are correct. This gets complicated because who's job is it really to check if the bots are actual. Bots have really played a big deal in this election and its obvious that they will continue to make an impact for years to come.
A bot is software that is designed to automate the kinds of tasks you would usually do on your own, like making a dinner reservation, adding an appointment to your calendar or fetching and displaying information. A bot, is a software application that runs automated tasks (scripts) over the Internet. Typically, bots perform tasks that are both simple and structurally repetitive, at a much higher rate than would be possible for a human alone. The largest use of bots is in web spidering , in which an automated script fetches, analyzes and files information from web servers at many times the speed of a human. More than half of all web traffic is made up of bots. Bots like NRA Tally use twitter and release tweets using specific codes and language. NRA Tally tweets using the NRA’s generic statements a list of firearms and cities to make its tweets. Bots can be very versatile in what they do. Some can be used on twitter to spam users. One called as Pentametron, and searches out tweets that are in Iambic Pentameter. Bots have a lot of good purposes online but at times bots can also be seen as bad. People see bots as bad when they are used as propaganda for the election. 