Let's look at some of the more interesting of the bots which clone the tweets of 2020 US presidential candidates. First up: @considertom, which clones (some of) @TomSteyer's tweets. To
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@considertom @TomSteyer @ZellaQuixote Despite supposedly existing to promote Steyer's candidacy, @considertom does not link to the official campaign site on its profile. The site it does link, considertom(dot)social, triggers security warnings in multiple browsers and appears to have no content, so we advise caution.
@considertom @TomSteyer @ZellaQuixote On a more whimsical note, meet @sparkle_trump, a bot that vomits streams of colorful emoji into Trump tweets. #WednesdayWackiness
@considertom @TomSteyer @ZellaQuixote @sparkle_trump Next up, we have @_feel_the_bern_, an IFTTT bot that clones @BernieSanders tweets. Like @considertom, it links an empty website instead of the website of the candidate it is supposedly promoting. No big scary "hazardous site ahead" warnings for this one, though.
@considertom @TomSteyer @ZellaQuixote @sparkle_trump @_feel_the_bern_ @BernieSanders For a bot calling itself @DemocratWiseOwl, our next specimen sure is fond of right-wing accounts. Its most frequent source of material is @realDonaldTrump, followed by @BernieSanders, @JoeBiden, and the official @WhiteHouse account.
@considertom @TomSteyer @ZellaQuixote @sparkle_trump @_feel_the_bern_ @BernieSanders @DemocratWiseOwl @realDonaldTrump @JoeBiden @WhiteHouse Finally, we'd like to congratulate entrepreneur, philanthropist, and IFTTT clone bot @MilEntMorgan on its dedication to mission. Beginning with its first tweet in February 2015 and continuing through the present day, this account diligently copies @MikeBloomberg's Twitter feed.
