Articles by Irene Michlin

About Irene Michlin

Irene Michlin is a senior software engineer at Sophos.

LiveJournal bots drown out political discussion with spam and porn

by Irene Michlin on January 12, 2011 | 2 Comments
LiveJournal bots drown out political discussion with spam and porn

LiveJournal users who post about the controversial trial of Mikhail Khodorkovsky are finding that bots are swamping discussions with spam and pornographic content.

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Bots on LiveJournal explored

by Irene Michlin on November 15, 2010 | 5 Comments
Bots on LiveJournal explored

Guest writer Irene Michlin investigates how bots exploit the LiveJournal social blogging network.

Find out how bots can mimic your interests in order to trick you into befriending them online.

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