Episode: Fake News, Twitter Bots, and the Weaponisation of Social Media in the Arabic-Speaking Middle East
Description: Automated Twitter accounts, or bots, have played a crucial role in poisoning online discussions in the Arabic Twitterverse. Dr. Marc Owen Jones discusses the extent to which bots have been weaponised by Saudi Arabia to spread disinformation and fake news in the Middle East.
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