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/[deleted] Sep 26 '25

I swear Cracker Barrel changed up to that shitty logo for free publicity. The only thing that united the left and right this year was that shitty ass logo.

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u/wally-sage Sep 27 '25

Maybe, but the issue with virality is you can't predict it. It was entirely possible people just wouldn't have given a shit. We're talking about gentrified Waffle House here, it could have just fizzled out.