Bluesky reply bot checker
Simon Willison released a Bluesky checker that flags likely automated reply bots.
Simon Willison published a Bluesky reply-bot checker that inspects a profile for automated behavior. It looks for signals such as replies posted within seconds of each other and accounts that never make original posts. He says automated reply bots have spread from Twitter to Bluesky, and that Opus 5.5 generated the tool against Bluesky's still-open API.
- Checker reviews a Bluesky profile for signs of an automated reply bot.
- Signals include replies seconds apart and accounts that never post originals.
- Simon Willison had Opus 5.5 build it using Bluesky's public API.
From the original article
Tool: Bluesky reply bot checker Automated reply bots on Twitter are a scourge - as someone with a decent number of followers I attract a swarm of these, such that anything I post there attracts dozens of mindless automated replies. They've started manifesting on Bluesky as well. Unlike Twitter, Bluesky still has a freely available and useful API.
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