A study that analyses the use of bot detection software on climate change discussion on Twitter after the US withdrew from the Paris agreement in 2017. Findings highlight the importance of identifying automated accounts for removal and marginalization.
Title
Bots and online climate discourses: Twitter discourse on President Trump’s announcement of U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement
Summary
َAuthor
Marlow, Thomas ; Miller, Sean ; Roberts, J. Timmons
Year
2021
َThematic Area
Climate Change
Topic
Hoax and Global Warming
Country
Albania
Region
North America
Misinformation Combatting
Cross Cutting
Place Published
LONDON
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Journal
Climate Policy
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2020.1870098
URL
https://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2020.1870098
APA 7th End Text Citation
Marlow, T., Miller, S., & Roberts, J. T. (2021). Bots and online climate discourses: Twitter discourse on President Trump’s announcement of U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement. Climate Policy, 21(6), 765–777. https://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2020.1870098