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To Bot or Not?\\xa0That\\u2019s the big question\\xa0for Data Scientist\\xa0Gilad Lotan. His research suggests we may be damaging our online reputations if we choose not to play the\\xa0fake follower\\xa0game.\\xa0Jason Q Ng, author of the book Blocked on Weibo, tells us why the Chinese\\xa0government\\xa0hates fake bots and why they targeted Black PR companies last summer. And\\xa0your host imagines a future were humans are forced to shower their new Bot Overlords with unwavering attention. *********Click on the image for the whole story about this week\\u2019s installment**********
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