“I Am a Bot” is an investigative documentary exploring how Ukrainian bot farms operate and which politicians use their services.
During the parliamentary election campaign, Vasyl Bidun, a journalist with Slidstvo.Info, took a job at the office of a Kyiv-based bot farm that writes paid comments on behalf of clients. There, he gained an insight into the ‘behind-the-scenes’ world of Ukrainian politics.
The film explains how bot farms operate, who is attempting to create a distorted reality for Ukrainian voters, the cost of internet bot services, and the scale of the grey market.
‘I Am a Bot’ is an investigative film about how Ukrainian bot farms operate and which politicians use their services.
During the parliamentary election campaign, Slidstvo.Info journalist Vasyl Bidun took a job at the office of a Kyiv-based bot farm that writes paid comments on behalf of clients. There, he got a glimpse behind the scenes of Ukrainian politics.
The film explains how bot farms operate, who is attempting to create a distorted reality for Ukrainian voters, the cost of internet bot services, and the scale of the grey market.
The investigative film “I Am a Bot” is a joint project by Slidstvo.Info and Hromadske.
Text version of the investigation: Inside a Ukrainian Troll Farm
