Amplification bots and how to detect them. [Research Saturday]

Published: Jan. 26, 2019, 6 a.m.

Researchers from Duo Security have been analyzing the behavior of Twitter bots in a series of posts on their web site. Their most recent dive into the subject explores amplification bots, which boost the impact of tweets through likes and retweets.\n\nJordan Wright is a principal R&D engineer at Duo Security, and he joins us to share their findings.\nLink to the original research -\xa0\n https://duo.com/labs/research/anatomy-of-twitter-bots-amplification-bots\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices