#MastodonSower

Ramesh #NotGoingBackrameshgupta
2024-09-15

⬆️ capabilities ➡️ ic3.gov/Media/News/2024/240709

⭐ Create fake, but authentic-looking personas in bulk

⭐ Deploy fake, but authentic-looking content

⭐ Repeat disinformation of other bot personas

⭐ Perpetuate pre-existing false narratives

⭐ Formulate messages, topic, and framing based on specific type of bot

The root class is 😂 and subclasses include and who knows what else. ?

Identities are called and ideologically aligned bots are grouped 👀

Although the tool was only identified on X, the authoring organizations’ analysis of Meliorator indicated the developers intended to expand its functionality to other social media platforms. The authoring organizations’ analysis also indicated the tool is capable of the following:

= Creating authentic appearing social media personas en masse;

= Deploying content similar to typical social media users;

= Mirroring disinformation of other bot personas;

= Perpetuating the use of pre-existing false narratives to amplify malign foreign influence; and

= Formulating messages, to include the topic and framing, based on the specific archetype of the bot.

Client Info

Server: https://mastodon.social
Version: 2025.04
Repository: https://github.com/cyevgeniy/lmst