At least the bots help steer the conversation and provide useful PR services for the advertisers.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hunter-joe-biden-ema...
"Although reminiscent of the 2016 race — when Russian intelligence operatives hacked and released hundreds of emails from Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager through WikiLeaks — Wednesday’s report was met with skepticism, particularly from social media companies that sought to limit the spread of the news."