{
  "id": 16756194,
  "title": "It's not the bots, Flock",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/its-not-the-bots-flock",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-27T13:53:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "404 Media",
    "slug": "404-media",
    "url": "https://www.404media.co/its-not-the-bots-flock/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Flock CEO Garrett Langley claims in leaked audio that the protests against his company are not real. He said protests exist only because people are getting paid to spread the message, suggesting opposition to Flock's technology is \"inorganic activity.\" Langley also insisted that his wife advised him to avoid apologizing and he would prefer not to do press interviews anymore. He expressed skepticism about the impact of Ukraine bombing Russian data centers on social media activity, stating that protests were the same people with the same signs and message, which he claimed was not organic.",
  "summary": "'Crackgate,' catty patties, and more in today's newsletter.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}