1.0Zeruhttps://zeru.com/blogLizzie Yateshttps://zeru.com/blog/author/writerrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="t6Y0Ikg8t7"><a href="https://zeru.com/blog/are-there-really-bots-on-twitter">Are There Really Bots on Twitter?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://zeru.com/blog/are-there-really-bots-on-twitter/embed#?secret=t6Y0Ikg8t7" width="600" height="338" title="“Are There Really Bots on Twitter?” — Zeru" data-secret="t6Y0Ikg8t7" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://zeru.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/Are-There-Really-Bots-on-Twitter_35567.jpg19201080Are There Really Bots on Twitter? The question of whether or not there are bots on Twitter continues to elicit debate. One article examines the debate over whether bots are inherently bad, while another examines Twitter’s ability to detect bot activity. In the end, Woolley argues that bots aren’t necessarily bad, and discusses Elon Musk’s […]