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title: "National Online Safety #WakeUpWednesday Social Bots"
url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2021-10-20-national-online-safety-wakeupwednesday-social-bots"
school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy"
---

# National Online Safety #WakeUpWednesday Social Bots

  ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/social_bot.jpg)   20 October 2021

Can you spot a bot?
Automated accounts are a growing #OnlineSafety risk on social media. What do they want, and who controls them? Our #WakeUpWednesday guide tells you lots … about bots!

Desktop &gt;&gt; https://hubs.ly/H0ZK8sg0
Download app &gt;&gt; https://hubs.ly/H0ZKddy0

![](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/images/social_bot.jpg)

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