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To bot or not to bot? Ethics of the seat-buying arms race

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The New York Times’ non-terrible April Fools’ joke is a bot that turns journalism into poetry

A haiku-spewing robot has poetry fans in a tizzy. But it's not an April Fool's joke.
Instagram's growing pains: The spambots are here

You want likes? We got likes! Getting dirty in Instagram’s seedy spambot underbelly

It was a matter of time: Turns out, Twitter and Facebook aren't the only ones with a spambot problem - Instagram has joined their ranks.
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Global spam levels…in decline?