Topic: Web Ecology Project

A social bot named "James M. Titus" successfully engaged hundreds of Twitter users in conversation as part of a contest by the Web Ecology Project. The hosts link the project's director, Tim Wong, to Berkeley, which they characterize as a training ground for CIA operatives. They argue that many social media personalities are actually software programs or managed "sock puppet" accounts.

A software program named "James M. Titus" was revealed to be a social bot designed to engage humans in conversation on Twitter. The bot was created as part of a contest by the Web Ecology Project based in Berkeley, California. The hosts suggest that such technology is likely being used by intelligence agencies to manipulate social media narratives.