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> Even if you get reliable bot ID, there's a difference between a zero- or negative-value bot that just spams or tries to inflame social tensions and positive-v
by Turing_Machine 4y ago
> Even if you get reliable bot ID, there's a difference between a zero- or negative-value bot that just spams or tries to inflame social tensions and positive-value bots that automatically propagate things like weather or traffic updates.
While I do understand your point about the difference, neither type should be measured for things like (e.g.) advertising revenue. Weatherbots don't buy goods or services.
- abathur 4y agoUnless they're intentionally using UI scripting to create ad impressions, weatherbots aren't viewing tweets--they're posting them. If people aren't viewing those tweets or deriving value, they're consuming resources without adding much to the ecosystem. If people are viewing those tweets and deriving value from them, the bot is increasing ad revenue.
- querulous 4y agoweatherbots also don't ever check the feed so they don't see ads