{"id":14082,"date":"2022-02-16T23:25:08","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T23:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/02\/16\/twitter-adds-ability-for-users-to-add-an-automated-label-to-bot-accounts\/"},"modified":"2022-02-16T23:25:08","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T23:25:08","slug":"twitter-adds-ability-for-users-to-add-an-automated-label-to-bot-accounts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/02\/16\/twitter-adds-ability-for-users-to-add-an-automated-label-to-bot-accounts\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter adds ability for users to add an ‘automated’ label to bot accounts"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Twitter has been working on a bot flagging feature since September<\/a> of last year, and it appears as though the feature is going live today.<\/p>\n

Back in September, the micro-blogging platform announced that the feature had been rolled out to select developer accounts, allowing them to apply labels to indicate whether a tweet has been automated by a \u2018good bot\u2019 or not.<\/p>\n

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What’s a bot and what’s not? We’re making it easier to identify #GoodBots<\/a> and their automated Tweets with new labels.<\/p>\n

Starting today, we\u2019re testing these labels to give you more context about who you’re interacting with on Twitter. pic.twitter.com\/gnN5jVU3pp<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) September 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

According to the San Francisco, California-based social company, \u201cautomated accounts you might see on Twitter include bots that help you find vaccine appointments and disaster early warning systems.\u201d Having a label on such accounts gives other (human) users a better understanding of the bot\u2019s purpose.<\/p>\n

At the time, the feature had been rolled out to about 500 developers, but starting today, anyone operating a bot account can add the label to its tweets.<\/p>\n

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Get your bots in here! Remember when we chatted about all things, #GoodBots<\/a>? Well now we are celebrating the bots who make a positive contribution to Twitter, all over the world. pic.twitter.com\/e1OqJjRZiG<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) February 16, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The feature comes after Twitter stated last year that high-quality bot accounts must self-identify as such. It said at the time that developers must clearly indicate if an account is a bot and identify the person operating the account.<\/p>\n

In other Twitter-related news, the company is currently testing out a YouTube-like video playback speed feature for Android and Web. Read more about it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Image credit: @TwitterSupport<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Source: @TwitterSafery\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n