A Word: Bot Battling in the Age of Elon

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4.6 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2022

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

For many years, tech professionals dismissed the threat of disinformation. Christopher Bouzy was one of them, until the 2016 election changed his mind. Bouzy founded and leads the organization Bot Sentinel to fight online disinformation. On today’s episode of A Word, he talks with host Jason Johnson about how best to detect lies and false narratives in social media, and how Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter complicates his mission. Guest: Christopher Bouzy, founder and C.E.O. of Bot Sentinel Podcast production by Kristie Taiwo-Makanjuola You can skip all the ads in A Word by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now at slate.com/awordplus for just $1 for your first month. Thanks Avast.com! Learn more about Avast One at Avast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is a word, a podcast from Slate.
0:06.5	I'm your host, Jason Johnson.
0:08.3	Elon Musk's chaotic reign at Twitter is fueling worries that racist trolls and their sympathizers
0:14.2	are feeling more powerful than ever on the platform.
0:17.2	So what's the best way for people to protect themselves and fight back against digital disinformation now?
0:23.7	Everything that you see on social media, whether it's something that's trending or, you know, something that may appear to be popular, that you've got to delve a bit deeper.
0:32.7	Digital disinformation and how to stop it coming up on a word with me jason stay with us i made you think
0:42.0	my name is kaden sinclair some people call us american royalty we were liars a new series on
0:49.4	prime video we were happy we wanted for. Based on the best-selling novel.
0:55.0	Something terrible happened last summer, and I have no memory of what or who hurt me.
1:01.0	No one in my family will tell me. When you're left for dead, you want answers.
1:05.0	We were liars. New series, watch now, only on Prime Video.
1:17.3	Welcome to a Word, a podcast about race and politics and everything else.
1:18.9	I'm your host, Jason Johnson.
1:26.3	The aftermath of Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter has shaken the worlds of business, media, and politics.
1:28.4	With trolls returning to prominence,
1:33.6	advertisers backing out, and the already shaky discourse on the platform turning increasingly poisonous. But is there a way to keep social media honest, even when the people that run it
1:38.9	aren't? And what's the best way to fight the spread of disinformation there and protect the
1:43.4	people who are targeted by it? Joining us to discuss it is Christopher Boozy. He's the best way to fight the spread of disinformation there and protect the people who are targeted by it? Joining us to discuss it is Christopher Boozzie. He's the CEO and founder of Bot
1:49.9	Sentinel, a company that identifies and tracks disinformation and targeted attacks on social
1:55.0	media platforms. Christopher Boosy, welcome to a word. Thank you for having me here. Tell me a little bit
2:00.7	about Bot Sentinel.
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