Is this kind of thing still possible with Buffer? I don't keep current with twitter manipulation tech. And do Buffer, RoundTeam and Hootsuite use the API direct

Is this kind of thing still possible with Buffer? I don't keep current with twitter manipulation tech. And do Buffer, RoundTeam and Hootsuite use the API directly? How A Twitter Fight Over Bernie Sanders Revealed A Network Of Fake Accounts https://www.huffpost.com/entry/democratic-bot-network-sally-albright_n_5aa2f548e4b07047bec68023 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/democratic-bot-network-sally-... https://shareblueastroturf.netlify.app/ https://shareblueastroturf.netlify.app/