Fig. 3From: Bots influence opinion dynamics without direct human-bot interaction: the mediating role of recommender systemsDirect bot influence. (a) The average number of nodes influenced by the bot on each timestep. Influence is defined as when an agent is presented with content produced by the bot, engages with this content, and shifts its own opinion. (b) Mean opinion change for agents influenced by the bot on each timestep. A single bot can influence multiple people on each timestep and produce substantial opinion changeBack to article page