Twitter said all automated accounts will now have the option to add the new label to their account profile. The label will give people additional information about the bot, and help them decide which accounts to follow, engage with and trust.
The company said this update comes as a result of research that found that people wanted more context around the accounts they interact with. “The label will help give “good bots” (those that share helpful/relevant information and intend to genuinely improve the Twitter experience) a way to increase their legitimacy and build trust and transparency with their audience,” Twitter said in a statement.
The company said it is looking for ways to ‘cleanse’ its timelines these days and there are a whole slew of ‘good bots’ on Twitter that can help it do that.
It said good bots can help people find useful, entertaining and relevant information every day – from sharing Covid-19 updates to notifying people on traffic updates to even helping people find internships.
“There’s a whole community of developers that are working hard to build bots that are genuinely useful and interesting. Good bots help people stay apprised of useful, entertaining, and relevant information,” Twitter said and added that @mumbaitraffic, @bloodreqbot, @CovidvaxBLR, @internfinder and @TheGermanBot are some of the ‘good bots’ on Twitter India.
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