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Did Ukraine's data centre strikes stop Russian bots?
Zelensky claimed Ukrainian strikes on Russian data centres reduced Kremlin bot networks, but experts say there is no evidence the attacks significantly affected disinformation operations.
BBC News · 1m
Reddit tightens Old Reddit access to fight AI bots
Reddit will soon require users to have accessed Old Reddit within the last six months to keep using it, part of a broader crackdown on scraping.
The Verge · 1m
Pokémon cards become a reseller battleground
Bots and resellers have turned Pokémon card collecting into a high-stakes hustle, locking ordinary fans out of the hobby.
The Verge · 3m
The Wayback Machine is fighting bots, and losing you
The Internet Archive's bot defenses are catching real readers, and AI scrapers are the reason the shields went up.
PCMAG · 1m
AI bots are spamming their way onto social media
A startup's autonomous agents are begging Mastodon admins for accounts and emailing writers to take their jobs for $25.
Ars Technica · 1m
Why an ad creative is betting on the real world
Bots now drive most online activity, and one Droga5 veteran thinks that makes physical media the new frontier.
Adweek · 1m