Facebook Briefly Blocks Netanyahu Chatbot On Election Day

Facebook Briefly Blocks Netanyahu Chatbot On Election Day
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JERUSALEM—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lashed out at Facebook on Sept. 17 after the social network blocked a “chatbot” from his right-wing Likud party’s account for violating election day rules.

The function, a type of automated software that simulates a conversation with a user, was running again within a few hours.