Social bots and manipulation
Subject in Technology
Social bots and manipulation has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Joe Rogan Experience. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Joe RoganAmerican comedian and host of The Joe Rogan Experience
Rogan cites a former FBI analyst's estimate that pre-acquisition Twitter was around 80% bots.
“he determined that it was somewhere in the neighborhood of 80% bots”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2566 - Cody Tucker (Oct 15, 2026) · Listen from 1:44:23
Rogan says he believes social media bots should be illegal.
“outright believe it. I think bots should be illegal. I really”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2566 - Cody Tucker (Oct 15, 2026) · Listen from 1:35:47
Cody TuckerAmerican podcaster, social media history and trivia creator, and author of "Where Did That Come From?"
Tucker argues users should have to verify their identity with ID to create social media accounts.
“you should have to have an ID – to be able to prove who you are to be able to create an account”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2566 - Cody Tucker (Oct 15, 2026) · Listen from 1:36:07
Podcasts
- The Joe Rogan Experience · 1 episode
Episodes
#2566 - Cody TuckerThe Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 15, 2026 · 2 h 51 min
Joe Rogan and history-trivia creator Cody Tucker range across crime oddities, social media bots, Holocaust denial, CIA cultural operations, de-extinction, music and Cody's habits.