Spambots are automated tools that send out various types of messages at a large scale online. Historically, spambots were closely associated with email, since they were commonly used to blast out spam to people’s inboxes for both malicious and innocuous purposes. While spambots are still used very frequently in the email medium, they have expanded their capabilities to also push out mass quantities of messages on social media and other platforms. One example that many internet users can relate to is spambots replying to posts, leaving comments, or reposting content created by other users.