Whose Bot Army Is Following Manoush?

Note to Self

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4.7 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2018

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Generic usernames, no photos, no tweets. This week, we investigate the dozens of mysterious accounts following Manoush on Twitter. Plus, what makes a good bot – and a bad one.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Manouche, the host of Note To Self, the show that looks at how technology is
0:05.3	changing our everyday lives.
0:07.9	Watch this space for new episodes coming soon, but right now you are about to hear one
0:12.3	of our most favorite episodes ever.
0:15.4	If you're hearing it for the first time, enjoy.
0:17.9	If you've heard it before, it might sound different with all the recent headlines about
0:23.3	privacy, data, and democracy.
0:25.9	There's a lot shifting right now.
0:28.3	Meanwhile, if you want to discuss further or just be in touch, you can always reach me
0:33.0	at Manouche Z, M-A-N-O-U-S-H-Z on Twitter or at Manouche Z dot com.
0:40.0	For now, thanks for listening.
0:41.6	I'm in love with my bot.
0:45.5	Tell me about your bot.
0:47.8	I'm in love with Resist bot.
0:51.3	It's really simple.
0:52.3	You sign up through a website.
0:54.1	You plug in your phone number and you get a text message.
0:58.3	And it prompts you to write messages to your members of Congress.
1:04.2	And the Resist bot will turn it into a formally formatted fax that it sends to their offices.
1:16.0	Note to self, bots can be our friends or they can be our enemies.
1:21.1	It's Manouche Z, M-A-N-O-U.
1:22.1	And today, we're going to explain the difference.
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