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https://policyoptions.irpp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Bisen.jpg2000700As automated tools become increasingly common in the digital landscape, we need more transparent systems to identify bot accounts and ensure they are not causing harm to society. But calls for blanket bans and purges are overblown. Demands for regulation or bans on social media bots have littered the opinion pages of respected news outlets […]