Twitter, or X as Musk would like us to call it, is an app whose reputation precedes it, but while many know it for the infamy of online bullying, another thing that annoys on Twitter is bots.
I don’t know about you, but over the past few months, I have struggled with Twitter accounts, which I believe are bots tagging me for nonsensical giveaways. If you use Twitter heavily, then I believe you may have encountered this issue.
Blocking them doesn’t seem to work, as a new account pops up shortly after to tag you on the same.
So, how do you deal with this? Well, below are some steps that I took to minimize the issue.
Check Twitter bots with Circleboom
If you suspect that you are followed or following bot accounts on Twitter (X), the best way to spot them is Circleboom’s Twitter Bot Checker.
You can find spam, bot, inactive, and overactive accounts in your Twitter (X) audience with Circleboom. Then, you can visit their Twitter profiles and unfollow them if you wish! Thanks to Circleboom’s “Search Tool” with advanced filters, you can also find new accounts and eliminate bots and spam beforehand!
Please follow these steps on Circleboom and spot bots on your Twitter audience:
Step #1: Sign into Circleboom Twitter.
If you haven’t yet, swiftly set up a Circleboom account!
Step #2: Once signed in, link your Twitter account to the Circleboom dashboard.
Circleboom will efficiently handle the linking process without needing your password or user ID.
Step #3: On the Circleboom Twitter dashboard’s left-side menu, click “Followers.”
Here, a wide array of options await for in-depth follower analysis.
Discover fake and spam accounts among your followers.
Spot inactive or overly active accounts.
Identify ‘egghead’ accounts.
Locate your verified followers.
Step #4: Use Circleboom’s sophisticated filtering options to pinpoint bot/fake/spam followers.
Identify inactive followers who might be bots.
Browse their Twitter profiles and, if desired, choose to unfollow them.
Muting accounts
Considering most bots will often be accounts created by bypassing whatever regulations X has in place, you can then decide to mute these accounts.
So, go to X’s Settings and Privacy. Then go down to Notifications. Then, select Filters, and on Filters, go to Muted notifications. Here, you can choose to Mute notifications from people:
- You don’t follow
- Who doesn’t follow You
- With a new account
- Who has a default profile photo
- Those who haven’t confirmed their email
- Those who haven’t confirmed their phone number
Select to mute notifications from 4, 5, and 6, though you can mute notifications from all named accounts if you so.
This way, you will not receive notifications from these bot accounts or annoying people.
Go Private
If the above steps don’t seem to help in minimizing bot interference, then how about going private? Sure, this would mean that you won’t get a lot of interactions on your tweets, but if the cost is reducing bot activity, why not?
To protect your posts:
- Click on your profile icon, then go down to Settings and Privacy
- Tap privacy and safety
- Then, under audience and tagging, check the box next to Protect your Tweets.
- This way, the bots, who mostly don’t follow you, will be unable to tag your account.
