The Surprising Usefulness of Vaccine Bots
Reviled on the internet, some bots serve a useful purpose—from Biden jokes, to public art, to getting vaccine appointments.
Hey all, it’s Kurt. I’ve spent most of the last three years thinking that bots on social media are a bad thing. Can you blame me? Companies like Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. routinely announce how many bots they remove for safety and security reasons, and a lot of election and harassment problems seem to tie back to bots in some shape or form.
But I’ve had a change of heart in recent weeks. Put simply: All of these vaccine bots seem So. Darn. Helpful.