Twitter bans ‘Impostor Buster’ bot that ID’d Nazi trolls

The bot, dubbed “Impostor Buster,” went after trolls with fake profiles of real individuals from ethnic minorities. To fool unwitting users, they’d adorn these accounts with clear identifying markers “like a yarmulke-clad Hasid or a woman in hijab,” along with descriptors like “jewish,” “muslim” or “enemy of the alt-right” in their bio, writes Rozenberg. Armed …

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