BotSight

BotSight

An inline, real-time Twitter annotator which computes, for each user in your Twitter feed, the likelihood they are a bot.

What is BotSight?
BotSight is a Firefox add-on that allows you to browse Twitter while annotating each handle with a bot-probability score. It works across various Twitter views and also scans the contents of the tweets. While in development, it provides real-time bot classification, helping you differentiate between bots and real users.
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Stats
This add-on was removed from Firefox Browser Add-ons on 2024-04-02
Users: 157
Rating: 3.67 (3)
Version: 1.2.7 (Last updated: 2021-01-05)
Creation date: 2020-06-12
Weekly download count: 1
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • activeTab
Size: 2.50M
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Summary

BotSight allows you to browse Twitter while annotating each handle with a bot-probability score. This works across most of Twitter's views including Timeline, Search, Profile, Follower, and clicking on an individual Tweet.

The scores are generated by our state-of-the-art classifier in real-time. They are then placed directly onto the page, so you can tell if you're interacting with a real person or a bot.

In addition to annotating the Tweeter, we also scan the contents of the Tweet. For instance, BotSight also annotates mentioned handles in the Tweet's body and the handles in replies. Retweets, quoted tweets, followers, and those you follow are also annotated.

While we do our best to make sure BotSight is accurate, it is still in active development. People may be misclassified as bots or vice-versa.

User reviews
by ks1v, 2023-09-07
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Safety
Risk impact

BotSight may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing.

Risk likelihood

BotSight may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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