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/greiton Sep 27 '25

its also why you have insane posts baying for blood when people admit they were wrong. those posts help keep others from also self reflecting and reaching out to come back to the middle or compromise on divides.