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Lots of imp pushback abt misconceptions re: "bots" here yesterday, so I& #39;m going to collect them in a thread (mainly so I can find them later)
Bot myths, like echo chambers & backfire effects, are an area where myth & reality don& #39;t match up, & will cause policy misfires /1
Bot myths, like echo chambers & backfire effects, are an area where myth & reality don& #39;t match up, & will cause policy misfires /1
What caused this was an NPR story claiming *wild* bot figures that confirmed a lot of people& #39;s priors about social media so spread far and wide.
Here& #39;s a good thread breaking down some of the things wrong with that story /2 https://twitter.com/tinysubversions/status/1263965246416318465?s=20">https://twitter.com/tinysubve...
Here& #39;s a good thread breaking down some of the things wrong with that story /2 https://twitter.com/tinysubversions/status/1263965246416318465?s=20">https://twitter.com/tinysubve...
Twitter then (I mean, there& #39;s no other word for it) subtweeted the story here /3 https://twitter.com/Policy/status/1263939434904539136?s=20">https://twitter.com/Policy/st...
With more from Twitter& #39;s @yoyoel here saying Twitter has not seen evidence supporting the article& #39;s claims /4 https://twitter.com/yoyoel/status/1264646960419504129?s=20">https://twitter.com/yoyoel/st...
And Facebook& #39;s @ngleicher here, with the important point about the risks of making hyperbolic claims /5 https://twitter.com/ngleicher/status/1264614994475315200">https://twitter.com/ngleicher...
Wouldn& #39;t be true social media policy debate without a good thread from @alexstamos, here making the point that "Disinformation about disinformation is still disinformation" /6 https://twitter.com/alexstamos/status/1264643202293751808?s=20">https://twitter.com/alexstamo...
And a classic of the @BrendanNyhan genre -- we need to make sure we don& #39;t just conflate numbers of tweets with exposure or, even more importantly, effects /7 https://twitter.com/BrendanNyhan/status/1263437897782439936?s=20">https://twitter.com/BrendanNy...
As @katestarbird says here, platforms can and should do better, but the problems are nuanced /8 https://twitter.com/katestarbird/status/1263955159933022208">https://twitter.com/katestarb...
And as @BostonJoan says here, more transparency from platforms would really help! /9 https://twitter.com/BostonJoan/status/1264741955629731840?s=20">https://twitter.com/BostonJoa...
. @noUpside pointing out that there can be a lag between reality and public consciousness -- not the first or last time this will happen in the tech space, and something we all need to be aware of /10 https://twitter.com/noUpside/status/1264742270642696192?s=20">https://twitter.com/noUpside/...
Please add more -- there was lots of good threads on this here, and it was a good example of how Twitter can be a really valuable tool for discussion as well as a place where people are such jerks you think they just *have* to be bots or... 
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