No ifs, many bots?: Partisan bot-like accounts continue to amplify divisive content on X, generating over 4 billion views since the UK general election was called

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• Between May 22 and July 4, 45 identified bot-like accounts on X produced approximately 440,000 posts, resulting in over 3 billion impressions. In the 2.5 weeks following the election, these accounts generated over 1.3 billion impressions from roughly 170,000 posts.
• The bot-like accounts were not evenly distributed across political parties; 28 accounts expressed support for Reform UK, 14 for Labour, two for the Liberal Democrats, and one for the Conservatives.

APA

Global Witness (n.d.). No ifs, many bots?: Partisan bot-like accounts continue to amplify divisive content on X, generating over 4 billion views since the UK general election was called. https://globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/digital-threats/no-ifs-many-bots-partisan-bot-like-accounts-continue-to-amplify-divisive-content-on-x-generating-over-4-billion-views-since-the-uk-general-election-was-called/

Chicago

Global Witness. No ifs, many bots?: Partisan bot-like accounts continue to amplify divisive content on X, generating over 4 billion views since the UK general election was called. n.d. https://globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/digital-threats/no-ifs-many-bots-partisan-bot-like-accounts-continue-to-amplify-divisive-content-on-x-generating-over-4-billion-views-since-the-uk-general-election-was-called/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{globalwitnessndifs, author = {{Global Witness}}, title = {{No ifs, many bots?: Partisan bot-like accounts continue to amplify divisive content on X, generating over 4 billion views since the UK general election was called}}, institution = {Global Witness}, url = {https://globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/digital-threats/no-ifs-many-bots-partisan-bot-like-accounts-continue-to-amplify-divisive-content-on-x-generating-over-4-billion-views-since-the-uk-general-election-was-called/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }