Thread: Corona Virus

People spreading coronavirus anxiety on social media, may actually be 'bots.


Meet ‘Sara’, ‘Sharon’ and 'Mel': why people spreading coronavirus anxiety on Twitter might actually be bots


Ryan Ko

Chair Professor and Director of Cyber Security, The University of Queenslan

Originally Posted by 1950landy

Not sure if this is the post to put this .
The way I see , all these back Packers & students who wont self isolate should be fined & then sent back home . I was reading the other day the Gov wants to also give them a hand out. I get a self funded pension nothing from the Gov & now as my Super funds go down due to the stock market being so bad I still get nothing .
Just send them home from were they come from.
That's my two bobs worth

I hear you. It's a worrying time for superannuation. But all advice says just hang in there, things will turn around. I know that's hard, I've seen mine drop , but lately it came back up. It will remain volatile for some time, hang in there. As for the back packers, just where do they self isolate to ? The hostels? they live cheek to jowl there already. The government has said it needs them as the workforce to harvest our fruit & veg. as the locals don't seem to want the job. I know a lot has been made by a TV company about backpackers playing pool on a roof top, but correct me if I'm wrong, [ I wont mind] that building is a hostel. 4 playing pool on the roof is probably better than 15 or 20 stuck in a dormitory. It's a difficult one that hopefully smart people are finding a solution for.

Originally Posted by bob10

People spreading coronavirus anxiety on social media, may actually be 'bots.
Meet ‘Sara’, ‘Sharon’ and 'Mel': why people spreading coronavirus anxiety on Twitter might actually be bots

Laughed reading the "How to spot a bot" section.

Some of the points there...

• they have no last names, and have alphanumeric handles (such as Sara89629382)

• they mostly follow news sites, government authorities, or human users who are highly influential in a certain subject (in this case, virology and medicine).

When to use a telehealth consult, and when to see your doctor.


What can you use a telehealth consult for and when should you physically visit your GP?

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Originally Posted by windsock

Laughed reading the "How to spot a bot" section.

Some of the points there...

• they have no last names, and have alphanumeric handles (such as Sara89629382)

• they mostly follow news sites, government authorities, or human users who are highly influential in a certain subject (in this case, virology and medicine).

Bots don't surf, [cue in ride of the Valkyries]….except.....maybe ..on the net. good one, windy

Two faces of China- masking power in the age of contagion.

Masking power in the age of contagion: the two faces of China in the wake of coronavirus

1. Haiqing Yu Associate Professor, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University
   
2. Michael Keane Professor of Chinese Digital Media and Culture, Curtin University
   

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Haiqing Yu receives funding from the Australian Research Council.
Michael Keane receives funding from the Australian Research Council

Originally Posted by bob10

Bots don't surf, [cue in ride of the Valkyries]….except.....maybe ..on the net. good one, windy

I know you're not a bot Bob, bots don't argue back. However, the bucket of irony was too heavy to not try to lift it around a bit...

Originally Posted by bob10

I hear you. It's a worrying time for superannuation. But all advice says just hang in there, things will turn around. I know that's hard, I've seen mine drop , but lately it came back up. It will remain volatile for some time, hang in there. As for the back packers, just where do they self isolate to ? The hostels? they live cheek to jowl there already. The government has said it needs them as the workforce to harvest our fruit & veg. as the locals don't seem to want the job. I know a lot has been made by a TV company about backpackers playing pool on a roof top, but correct me if I'm wrong, [ I wont mind] that building is a hostel. 4 playing pool on the roof is probably better than 15 or 20 stuck in a dormitory. It's a difficult one that hopefully smart people are finding a solution for.

Driving through areas such as the Ord River irrigation area, Blind Freddie could see that the 'Locals' don't want to work.

When I was up there, there where signs at nearly every orchard gate requesting pickers whilst the public parks where full of 'Unemployed'!