Threatening trends in the use of bot pharms to the detrimation of the state interests of Ukraine: prevention and control mechanisms
The concepts and types of bots are considered. The signs and spheres of activity of bot farms are determined. The algorithm for creating and distributing fake pages is outlined. Procedures for responding to the dissemination of false and unreliable information within the current legislation of Ukraine are detailed. The achievements of the domestic special services in the direction of counteracting the illegal activities of bot farms, which are coordinated by curators from the Russian Federation, are highlighted. The task of pro-Russian bot farms in Ukraine is generalized. The principles of the state policy of combating fakes and propaganda on social networks are determined. The directions of improvements of the organizational and legal framework for the systematic counteraction to the functioning of crime bot farms as a threat to the state interests of Ukraine are specified.