Network visualization with data since August 1st, 2024

The circles represent hashtags and the lines represent connections between hashtags that are used by the same bot(s). Hashtag circles that are often seen together attract each other and vice versa resulting in a grouping of those hashtags. The bigger the size of the circle the more the hashtag appears in the data. The colour of the circles represents community, which is calculated using the Louvain method. A community is a hub in which the circles interact significantly more with each other than with circles outside of the community. The network as a whole displays bot message interaction among tiktok posts whereby the hashtags are a representation of bot-targeted topics.