China’s internet police losing social media war

 

China’s internet police  social media war

• Hordes of bot accounts using clever dodging tactics are causing burnout among human censors, police investigative paper finds
• Authorities may respond by raising a counter-army of automated accounts or even an AI-driven public opinion leader

  The Chinese government and internet companies have long employed an army of human censors to monitor social media content.

Automated social media accounts engaging in political discussions are stretching China’s internet police to the limit, a new study has found.

These social media bots are difficult to identify because they use artificial intelligence technology to mimic human language and online behaviour. Often working in groups, they are able to generate and spread a huge amount of information within a short time.