Social Bots – Act Like a Human, Think Like a Bot

Abstract

A social bot is a piece of software designed to have a presence on the Internet, especially on social media. Bots are algorithms acting on social media networks, engineered to achieve some purpose, and programmed to appear as real people on social networks, tweeting, having followers and using matching Facebook accounts. They are designed to make something seem to be happening that is not, or looking like persons to promote specific messages.