Hi all, Apologies if this constitutes spamming the list, but I'm not sure where else to turn. I'm working on a potential news story about a hashtag related to a current affairs story that I suspect is being run by a botnet, which in turn may be owned by a state (not Russia!) or similar actor looking to cause mischief. Finding iron-clad proof of this is quite difficult, and so I'm looking to talk to someone who has some expertise in the area of botnets who might be willing to talk to me and my collaborators and possibly go on the record about whether they think our hypothesis is correct. If you are someone who fits this description, or know anyone who might, please do let me know ASAP. There is something of a time pressure on it, given the nature of the story. -- Tim Squirrell PhD Candidate & Senior Tutor, Sociology 1A & 1B Department of Science and Technology Studies, School of Social and Political Sciences University of Edinburgh +44(0)7580211830 <+44%207580%20211830> tsquirre@ed.ac.uk