internet bots

  • Twitter Hasn’t Been ‘Enshittified’, It Always Sucked

    Twitter Hasn’t Been ‘Enshittified’, It Always Sucked

    Twitter is officially dead. Since Elon Musk’s $US44 billion acquisition of it late last year, people have been saying it’s dead or dying or will die. Musk ended the argument when he renamed the app “X.” And now, so many people seem to pine for the days when Twitter was good. But let me tell…


  • The Best Discord Bots (and How to Use Them)

    The Best Discord Bots (and How to Use Them)

    If you’ve ever played a video game online, you’ve probably heard of Discord, the free voice, video, and text chat platform that many gamers use to talk. The platform is divided into separate servers with their own members, rules, topics, and channels, but one underused feature is the ability to create and code unique AI-powered…


  • No, Reddit Didn’t Kill 2 Popular Video-Downloader Bots

    No, Reddit Didn’t Kill 2 Popular Video-Downloader Bots

    Unlike many other platforms, Reddit’s earned a reputation for embracing the countless weird and wacky bots its users have created to run wild on the platform. And while some of these bots have gone to that great Github in the sky, reports that two beloved video-downloader bots were getting the axe this week apparently jumped…