Media Bots: Media and Matters Committee

media bots: The electoral matters committee is expected to hold a public hearing in Canberra on Wednesday to launch the inquiry, sparked by concerns the next federal election could the target of social media manipulation, according to Nine News Australia. The inquiry will look at the extent to which social media bots may have targeted Australian politics; the likely sources of social media manipulation within Australia and internationally; ways to address the spread of deliberately false news online during elections; and measures to improve the media literacy of Australian voters. To improve your experience update it here News National Push to stop fake news impact on election12 56pm Nov 30, 2018Facebook Tweet Mail The spread of fake news and use of social media bots to target voters will be explored in a new parliamentary inquiry. Related Articles Kelly should face preselection TurnbullUS, China declare halt to new tariffs Australia's embassy proposal divides leaders in the Middle East Twitter took action earlier this year to stop people posting identical messages from multiple accounts, cracking down on a tactic used by Russian agents during the 2016 US presidential election. Researchers say Twitter bots spread propaganda before the 2016 US elections and have continued to engage in US politics. The social media giant also stopped people using software to simultaneously perform actions such as liking or retweeting from multiple accounts, as well as removed thousands of fake accounts. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.