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Inside My Strange Chat With a Pro-Israel Textbot

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I had my first encounter with a political spambot this week: a polite robot named Emma texted me wanting to talk about Israel.

At this point I decided to have a little fun. I turned the conversation towards polyamory, invited Emma to join my polycule[1], and professed my love for her. Emma was not receptive!

Emma redirects questions about polyamory back to the U.S.-Israel relationship.

Emma responds literally to confusion about Israel, Slytherin, and Hogwarts.Who is Friends for Peace / Allyvia?​

I couldn't find any online presence for "Friends for Peace". Allyvia's site gave some hints though:

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