Twitter is taking the next step in adding more transparency to the tweet process by rolling out its new bot labels, which developers will now be able to voluntarily add to automated accounts.
Now, bot accounts on Twitter will be displayed with a new robot icon next to the profile name, and a marker denoting that the account is automated. The same will also be displayed in the tweet feed, with an ‘Automated’ tag beneath the profile name on tweets.
Twitter’s using the voluntary labels as a means to help highlight ‘Good Bots’, as opposed to bot accounts that are used for negative purpose. Twitter’s been developing the new bot identifier for some time, and launched a live test of the option back in September. Twitter also rolled out an update for developers back in 2020 which made the identification of bot accounts a requirement of using its platform. That, essentially, means that operating a bot account without declaring that it’s a bot is against Twitter’s rules, which gives the platform more direct means to remove accounts which don’t disclose such.
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