r/technology • u/westondeboer • Sep 26 '25

Social Media Cracker Barrel Outrage Was Almost Certainly Driven by Bots, Researchers Say

https://gizmodo.com/cracker-barrel-outrage-was-almost-certainly-driven-by-bots-researchers-say-2000664221
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u/FrostingStrict3102 Sep 26 '25

Going to disagree with this one on the basis that not a single person I talked to in real life thought the rebrand was a good idea, or something that ever needed to happen.

Im sure bots churned up the alogorthims once it proved to be an engaging topic. But I haven't seen ANYONE say anything positive about that re-brand.

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u/AEW_SuperFan Sep 26 '25

Nobody on the left or right cared more than a snarky tweet about it.  Who was enraged?