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		rvz on Feb 3, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: RIP to the Best Bots on Twitter A way to reduce bots that is sustainable for Twitter is to make the API limited and paid. Clearly it is working and the free-loader bots are now crying; and they should cry and just pay for it. Just like there are little to no bots on Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram, and Pinterest. Bot problem solved and job done.

graeme on Feb 3, 2023 | [–]

The bot makers complaining bring real value to twitter. Twitter loses if they make it so expensive that no one makes bots.

Fee to stop spammers <<<<<< fee contemplated now

detaro on Feb 3, 2023 | [–]

At least Instagram is still full of the kind of "bots" people complain about - while having almost none of the good kind of bots discussed here.

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