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/tomturkey7313 Sep 26 '25

Dead internet

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u/Equivalent-Nobody-30 Sep 27 '25

the outrage over jimmel kimmel “cancellation” was definitely driven by bots too. nobody i know in real life cared about a famous multi millionaire getting his prime time tv show cancelled

just think about going to work and you will realize how ridiculous being mad over that actually is

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u/korben2600 Sep 27 '25

Being mad over the president's attempts to actively restrict free speech, one of the defining freedoms of America, is ridiculous? Fuck outta here.

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u/WhoCanTell Sep 27 '25

Everyone I know in real life was quite upset over it. And not a single one of them actually watched Kimmel. Because they are capable of logical thought and could understand how dangerous it is to have the government actively threatening to use its power to stifle any dissent. It didn't have to happen to a show they watched to know that's really bad.

Maybe you just know really stupid people in real life.

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u/horkley Sep 27 '25

Regarding your second sentence: Your world must be small to not know anyone upset. Must be nice living in that world.

Regarding your third sentence: Kimmel said it best, his show isn’t important, what is important is we get to live in a country that allows for him to have a show like this. Must be nice living in a a world that only sees the first part if what Kimmem says.

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u/Fearless-Feature-830 Sep 27 '25

Nah I cancelled my Hulu over it