“Pro-Ukraine” Twitter Accounts Are Up To 90 Percent Bots
The evaluation of a study of Twitter accounts that serve the topic of the war between Russia and Ukraine showed that between 60 and 80 percent are potential bot accounts. Accounts that position themselves pro-Ukrainian could even be up to 90 percent automated | One investigation by scientists from the University of Adelaide, Australia, analyzed publications from Twitter accounts that focus on the content of the Russia-Ukraine war. The title of the publication is: “The Interaction of Bots and Humans in the Discussion of the Russia/Ukraine War”. It took into account 5.2 million Twitter posts – tweets, retweets, quotes and replies to tweets – published and shared between February 23 and March 8 of this year. ● The investigation wanted to show how so-called bot activities could influence online discussions about the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The result showed that it can be assumed that between sixty and eighty percent of the Twitter traffic that served the topic of war are potential bot accounts. “Pro-Ukrainian” posts even showed a “bot quota” of ninety percent.