Erin Gallagher: Mexican Botnet Dirty Wars
Channel: media.ccc.de
Date: 2015-08-15

https://media.ccc.de/browse/conferences/camp2015/camp2015-6795-mexican_botnet_dirty_wars.html

Peñabots have been active in Mexican networks since the 2012 presidential elections. Named after President Enrique Peña Nieto, armies of bots have become a political weapon to combat protests and attack critics of the Mexican government online. Bots are waging a dirty war in Mexican social media. They are weaponized censors that silence dissent and cover up crimes. 

Erin Gallagher