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The Really Dark Truth About Bots

Benn Jordan · commentary · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

Benn Jordan examines the role of bots and propaganda accounts on X and other social platforms, including the platform's decline and the influence of Russian operations. It covers more than bots, discussing bias and how the platform changed.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters cite it in threads about X, Bluesky and online manipulation as evidence that bots and propaganda are real.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2024, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “This video about the decline of X and the onboarding of propaganda bots explains this phenomenon quite well”

    Explains decline of X and propaganda bot onboarding with timeline

    libertine, 2024-11 · Recommendation · in “The X (Twitter) to Bluesky Exodus”

  2. “Don't let the title fool you, it covers more than bots.”

    Covers more than bots; offers a likelier explanation

    consumer451, 2024-11 · Recommendation · in “This website is hosted on Bluesky”

  3. “Benn Jordan did a good video that covered the bots and bias on X recently.”

    Covers bots and bias on X

    erentz, 2025-02 · Recommendation · in “TikTok's algorithm exhibited pro-Republican bias during 2024 presidential race”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: twitter, bots, disinformation, social media, bluesky

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