2.3. Automation

As we look at ethical considerations in social media, we will be focused on automation (actions that run on their own) done by computers. We will particularly look at computer programming code that performs actions on social media.

Let’s start with an analogy: language translation.

• 2.3.1. Language Translation (Analogy)
• 2.3.2. Human Computers
• 2.3.3. Computers Speak Binary
• 2.3.4. First Programmers
• 2.3.5. Compilers and Programimng Languages
• 2.3.6. A program that makes one Mastodon post
• 2.3.7. Understanding the Mastodon Bot Code
• 2.3.8. Demo: Try Running the Mastodon Bot!
• 2.3.9. Reflections on the Bot
• 2.3.10. Automation in Social Media