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Controversy Surrounding Governor DeSantis' Press Secretary's Use of Twitter Bots
TLDR Christina Peugeot, the press secretary for Governor DeSantis, is facing backlash for allegedly using Twitter bots to promote the governor's agenda and silence critics. These bots have become more sophisticated, using realistic-looking images of people, making it difficult for automated systems to detect and combat this activity.
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00:00
Christina Peugeot, Governor Rhonda Salant's press secretary, has been causing controversy on Twitter with her constant fighting and assembly of a digital army to support her.
03:28
Governor DeSantis' press secretary, Christina Peugeot, is accused of using Twitter bots to promote the governor's agenda and attack critics.
07:13
Christina Peugeot, the press secretary for Governor DeSantis, is accused of using fake accounts on Twitter to intimidate and silence critics, and her actions are having a real impact.
11:53
Bots on Twitter have become more sophisticated, using profile pictures of real-looking people that are either stolen or algorithmically generated.
15:27
Bots on social media are using realistic-looking images of people to create fake accounts, making it difficult for automated systems to detect and police this activity.
18:50
Bot detection is not an exact science, but Twitter is pretty good at catching coordinated, automated bot activity, and there are ways to determine if an account is a bot or not.
22:15
The host believes that Christina Pusher's effectiveness on Twitter is not due to the use of bots, but rather her skill in noticing and engaging with people who are otherwise invisible on the platform.
25:29
Christina's ability to connect with and engage people on Twitter, along with the sense of community and support she provides, has led to the emergence of a wave of so-called bots on Florida political Twitter.
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