Will California’s New Bot Law Strengthen Democracy?

But what is the definition of a “bot” and where does it end at? Most digital businesses are 80%+ automated in their selling and incentives. Does that fall under this?

When you ask experts how bots influence politics—that is, what specifically these bits of computer code that purport to be human can accomplish during an election—they will give you a list: bots can smear the opposition through personal attacks; they can exaggerate voters’ fears and anger by repeating short simple slogans; they can overstate popularity; they can derail conversations and draw attention to symbolic and ultimately meaningless ideas; they can spread false narratives. In other words, they are an especially useful tool, considering how politics is played today.

https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/will-californias-new-bot-law-strengthen-democracy