Twitter updates its developer rules to crack down on bots

Twitter is getting serious about its bot problem. 

Hours after a massive bot purge that prompted the #TwitterLockOut hashtag to trend, the company is announcing new rules for developers meant to prevent bots from using third-party apps to spread spam.

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According to the new rules, developers that use Twitter's API will no longer be able to let users: 

• Simultaneously post identical or substantially similar content to multiple accounts.

• Simultaneously perform actions such as Likes, Retweets, or follows from multiple accounts

• Use of any form of automation (including scheduling) to post identical or substantially similar content, or to perform actions such as Likes or Retweets, across many accounts that have authorized your app (whether or not you created or directly control those accounts) is not permitted Read more...

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