The telegram bot - and what you need to know
Towards the end of the year, I have set up a telegram bot that aggregates any tweets or tweets by users with a profile name that contains the word "Groyper" - so it is easier for us to single them out and have get them reported. As a result of this bot, we have successfully gotten a few Groypers banned from Twitter, and we had tweeted about one of them, which went from having a Tweet being picked up by the bot - to getting suspended.
You think you're invinsible and cannot be found - but my bot can see right through that.
— Stop nazis, hate accounts and fake accounts (@clampdownonhate) December 13, 2020
Stop being a Groyper and you wouldn't need to worry about the bot picking you up.
Don't bother blocking us either - it will not work.
Suspended:
@/B_M_T_S_groyper #DeplatformHate pic.twitter.com/pGe1VUvMcR
However, it can also aggregate innocent users tweets - such as people who are calling Groypers out by mentioning them or even by replying to them. This can cause problems, as I will have to go back to delete those aggregated posts, and can also clog up the channel - and can confuse others.
What you can do to prevent this from happening
The first things you could do is to not use the word Groyper at all in your a tweets - as a text, especially when you don't need to. And NEVER include an uncensored word of "Groyper" on your profile, as this can cause all your tweets to get picked up by the bot.
When you need to call a Groyper out, or use an account dedicated to reporting Groypers - you can:
However, in the case of Twitter bots that are set up to report Groyper accounts, I will allow the bot to aggregate them - as long as a link to a Groyper account or a retweet is clearly visible. I will then make a pinned notice in that case asking others NOT to report the bot, but to report the accounts the bots automatically retweet.
Also, when posting accounts - that contain the word Groyper in their profile name or userhandle - please be aware that as the link contains the word Groyper, this may get picked up by the bot too. You can prevent this from happening by including a screenshot of a Groyper account that you want to report, and use an ID in place of a URL - as the ID never changes. In these cases, don't include a URL, unless you're a Twitter bot which aggregates links. To convert an ID into a userhandle, please visit Twitter ID and username converter.
When you need to call a Groyper out, or use an account dedicated to reporting Groypers - you can:
- Use a letter with another character or a number - such as "Gr0yper" or asterisk one letter should as "Groyp*r" when tweeting or including the word in your profile. Example: "Purge Twitter of Gr0yp3rs, please" or "Groyp*r hunting season".
- Use pictures containing the full word Groyper without censored or replaced letters, including screenshots - or any other kind of media.
However, in the case of Twitter bots that are set up to report Groyper accounts, I will allow the bot to aggregate them - as long as a link to a Groyper account or a retweet is clearly visible. I will then make a pinned notice in that case asking others NOT to report the bot, but to report the accounts the bots automatically retweet.
Also, when posting accounts - that contain the word Groyper in their profile name or userhandle - please be aware that as the link contains the word Groyper, this may get picked up by the bot too. You can prevent this from happening by including a screenshot of a Groyper account that you want to report, and use an ID in place of a URL - as the ID never changes. In these cases, don't include a URL, unless you're a Twitter bot which aggregates links. To convert an ID into a userhandle, please visit Twitter ID and username converter.
Also, finally, there may be some tweets which are by innocent and non-Nazi users, in which the Tweets may get caught up in the bot too. If this happens, please feel free to contact me on Twitter, and I will remove the Telegram post in question. Be sure to include the link to the post.