A bot is a software program designed to act automatically, often attempting to mimic user behavior online.
A bot farm is a collection of many bots controlled to do these tasks at a more larger scale, making their impact stronger.
Did you know that fake likes and bots are generally unethical but many platforms simply tolerates bot farms. Why? Because they can benefit from them. More info will be given later about this
I believe it’s important for people to understand how bots can be recognized. The average user already gets tricked far too often. Bots today are being used to create fake social pressure, apply mental manipulation, harvest data, and deliberately mislead or lie to others.
Example:
A user shares a personal opinion online. Suddenly, dozens of accounts begin flooding their comments with aggressive replies, crude messages, and a clear lack of empathy, sometimes repeating the same attack in different words. Look closer, and you’ll start noticing patterns: similar language, copy-pasted content, or rapid, coordinated posting. What looks like a hostile crowd is often just a bot farm built to intimidate or silence. It’s a trick. And once you understand the trick, it loses its power. It’s not a group of real people, it’s someone hiding behind automation because they don’t have the courage to confront you directly.
I’ll be sharing real-time examples of these bot farms: how they behave, how to recognize even the advanced ones, and why platforms often allow them because it serves their interests. A regular user speaking out is often seen as crossing the line. I don’t care. I will speak, and I will show evidence of course otherwise it won't be realistic enough.