When I get a new Follower, I read through their posts before following them back.

I looked at a new Follower — their language seemed stilted and the posts felt contrived. It just felt a little weird.

There was an option to Scan User and it came back as “A Cloud”. Not knowing what that meant, I looked at accounts I know to be actual humans and Scan User wasn’t an option. But it was for some accounts that I know to be bots (e.g. weather reports and a restaurant’s daily menu), those came back as “autumn leaf”, “mushroom” or “whale”.

I don’t entirely understand it, but I feel like I’ve made a cool discovery!

#fediverse