Dave LeeDec 16, 2022
If you're trying to find journalists on Mastodon, I've created a verified database of several hundred here: http://presscheck.org. Since the backlog has become enormous, the unverified waiting list is now public also: http://presscheck.org/pending
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Show threadAmyDec 16, 2022
@daveleeFT I have a question if you don’t mind. I search for some journalists to follow on Mastodon, and their profile name shows a box at the end that says ‘Bot’. What is a that?
Show threadMichael
@amybonzo It's a software robot, really just code that executes some function repeatedly, usually over the internet. A "spider" is a web search bot. There are administrative bots in many chat rooms. Some bots are good; some are evil, like spam and tracking, etc.
Dec 16, 2022 at 2:55pmWeb