Because it gives the fake profiles the look of legitimacy. These bots will be used later for political manipulation (if nation state) or scams or selling influence (if criminal gangs).
These bots are all over twitter. Make a new twitter account and don't post for two weeks. You'll be followed by about 15 bots, each with an AI generated profile picture, no posts and a history of likes of a random smattering of posts with no coherence. The fake likes are purely for the veneer of legitimacy.
These bots are all over twitter. Make a new twitter account and don't post for two weeks. You'll be followed by about 15 bots, each with an AI generated profile picture, no posts and a history of likes of a random smattering of posts with no coherence. The fake likes are purely for the veneer of legitimacy.