New Official Twitter Bot @TwitterSuggests Recommends Some Rather Dirty Follows

“Bot” is often a dirty word on Twitter, but it looks as though Twitter itself has reconciled to the concept and created its own “Welcome to Twitter” bot @TwitterSuggests. This account sends unsolicited @replies to new users, suggesting some new accounts they might like to follow. Unfortunately, it is sending some rather dirty account recommendations along with the innocent ones.

You’ll have this problem with any bot, and Twitter itself is no exception. Without human oversight, you run the risk of the bot going slightly outside of its parameters as time goes on.

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