Twitter boots a bot that revealed Wordle's upcoming words – NPR

A bot that tried to spoil the fun for Wordle users has been banned by Twitter. Screenshot by NPR hide caption toggle caption Screenshot by NPR A bot that tried to spoil the fun for Wordle users has been banned by Twitter. Screenshot by NPR Twitter has suspended a bot account that waged a brief and unwelcome war on Wordle aficionados. The @wordlinator bot account was designed to fire off a dismissive reply to anyone posting their now-familiar green, white and yellow score on the daily game. The bot also revealed the next day’s answer. The bot automatically blasted out replies to Wordle players such as “Guess what. People don’t care about your mediocre linguistic escapades. To teach you a lesson, tomorrow’s word is…” While die-hard Wordle fans might find the bot’s behavior hateful, Twitter suspended the bot because it ran afoul of its rules around authenticity. The platform bars accounts from “sending bulk, aggressive, high-volume unsolicited replies.” “The account referenced was suspended for violating the Twitter Rules and the Automation Rules around sending unsolicited @mentions,” a Twitter spokesperson told NPR. The spoiler bot caused a stir among Wordle fans, as advice quickly spread that anyone who wanted to avoid…
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