What Does This Mean?
An automated account on a social media platform designed to mimic normal user behavior — posting, liking, following — usually to inflate engagement, spread content, or manufacture the appearance of consensus.
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REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"Half that trending hashtag's traffic was just a social bot network amplifying itself."
LORE & ORIGIN
Emerged alongside social platforms themselves once automating human-like posting behavior became a viable way to manipulate visibility and perceived popularity.
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