Bot Farm
A network operation controlled by a large number of automated accounts, used to mass-post, repost, and like content on social media in order to manufacture artificial popularity. It is typically employed in information warfare and opinion manipulation.
Timeline (last 90 days)
Russia's bot farms continued operating after the data center was struck, and opinion manipulation on social platforms has not disappeared.
Bot farms rely on three elements: account resources, content supply, and network infrastructure.
The architecture of a bot farm can be modularly split apart, and striking any one of its links can hardly completely paralyze the entire system.
The operation of bot farms is resilient: when a certain platform or server node is affected, the operators quickly shift their activity to other channels.
Bot farms use large numbers of real or virtual devices to batch-execute actions such as clicking ads and installing apps in order to fraudulently obtain conversion attribution payouts from ad networks.
All Facts (5)
Russia's bot farms continued operating after the data center was struck, and opinion manipulation on social platforms has not disappeared.
50%UnverifiedBot farms rely on three elements: account resources, content supply, and network infrastructure.
50%UnverifiedThe architecture of a bot farm can be modularly split apart, and striking any one of its links can hardly completely paralyze the entire system.
50%UnverifiedThe operation of bot farms is resilient: when a certain platform or server node is affected, the operators quickly shift their activity to other channels.
50%UnverifiedBot farms use large numbers of real or virtual devices to batch-execute actions such as clicking ads and installing apps in order to fraudulently obtain conversion attribution payouts from ad networks.
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