(Obviously I am not five so you can explain this as if I am a dumb 27 year old). These bots reply to any even vaguely popular post now, but how are they making anyone money? Just from impressions? Are people fooled by them? Is money changing hands?
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Cost to make such a bot: effectively zero.
If even one person from hundreds of thousands who see it gets tricked into downloading a virus, giving up blackmail material, or even just becoming a paying customer, the bot makes more than it cost.
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