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>Some common ones seemed to be they follow a bot, they have inflammatory bio, banner, or profile pictures. Many tweet really polarizing things. Perhaps many ar
by metrokoi 6y ago
>Some common ones seemed to be they follow a bot, they have inflammatory bio, banner, or profile pictures. Many tweet really polarizing things.
Perhaps many are real people who get banned often and create new accounts, hence the recent account created dates and inflammatory bio, banner, etc. I often hear about bots and their influence on the internet, but I don't seem to see them that often. Granted, I try not to spend a lot of time on social media, nor do I actively search for them. I suppose I have never seen a clear definition of what makes a bot a bot.
- elamje 6y agoSure. In the thread I elaborate that they typically have already cranked out thousands of tweets. Some seem more innocuous. Some seem to have already gained 50 followers in a month or two. That’s possible, but hard without a viral tweet. Some might be real users.
- anigbrowl 6y agoYou'll probably like the tools from the U of Indiana's social media labs: http://osome.iuni.iu.edu/tools/ http://osome.iuni.iu.edu/tools/
- sp0rk 6y ago> I often hear about bots and their influence on the internet, but I don't seem to see them that often. The type of bots that are most concerning are the ones that you would not be able to readily identify as bots.