Why People Disagree With Protest Bots

While some agree, others strongly disagree with use of political protest bots. A valid argument from this group would refer to the random text generation utilized by many bots. While all information used is typically relevant and factual, the way it can be placed into a Tweet or post can be controversial. If a certain fact is generated into another piece of text, it can sometimes be taken the wrong way and cause for dramatic over reactions to posts. In other words, sometimes protest bots can create a false sense of urgency making a situation much worse. Additionally, people disagree with political protest bots because they feel they shouldn’t have to be exposed to this information while browsing Twitter or the internet. Sometimes stumbling across the information displayed by these bots can create a negative mood that people don’t want to be exposed to. An example of why these bots should not be allowed on the internet involves programs like @TwoHeadlines. @TwoHeadlines provides comical combinations of two trending news events by confusing the information. While the work may be comical, this bot has the ability to confuse and misinform people about relevant events occurring in the news. This can cause negative effects by people not realizing the information is a joke and taking it seriously. Additionally, some may disagree with the use of political protest bots because of @NRA_Tally. While @NRA_Tally provides fully factual information based on public shootings that have occurred, it has the ability to falsify some the NRA responses placed at the end of the Tweet. This act of providing falsified information is never positive and should not be used to expose an organization in a negative manner. This type of behavior can cause anger and unrest among @NRA_Tally viewers.