Zack Snyder’s Justice League was dropped on HBO Max, now known as Max, in 2021. This came after a long campaign from fans of the franchise with the “Snyder Cut” movement. Following its theatrical release, a movement was started on social media, where fans called for Snyder’s cut of the movie to be released. An online petition was created that got more than 180,000 signatures in support. 

However, controversy has struck regarding the campaign, as reports of bots being used to garner support and traction online. In 2022, The Wrap released a report revealing that hashtag analytics tools found that polls that led to Snyder’s wins at the Oscar’s “Fan Favorite” and “Cheer Moments” awards were due to thousands of votes by automated web programs. 

Rolling Stone followed up on the report and found that 14 percent of the accounts that were part of the “Snyder Cut” movement were fake. 

Snyder addressed those reports recently, saying, “It doesn’t matter.” 

Snyder said in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, “The truth is? It doesn’t matter. The movie got made. If they were smart enough to employ bots in this thing, then they won. That movie has no business existing- and it does.”