Twitter has introduced a new label for bots to identify themselves as ‘good bots’ on the microblogging platform, thus, allowing the users to differentiate between human-run and automated Twitter handles. This feature comes to the general public after being in the testing phase for select users late last year.
From now on, the developer of bots (or automated accounts) on Twitter will now get the option to insert a new label in the form of a robot icon next to “automated by” and the name of the account. The bio section will also tell more about the account’s purpose and their automated status will also be visible to users.
Get your bots in here! Remember when we chatted about all things, #GoodBots? Well now we are celebrating the bots who make a positive contribution to Twitter, all over the world. pic.twitter.com/e1OqJjRZiG— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) February 16, 2022
- @mumbaitraffic@bloodreqbot@CovidvaxBLR@internfinder@TheGermanBot
The new feature is now available for automated Twitter accounts. But you might not see the “Automated” tag on many of them just yet, as developers will need to add that to the bots.
