NortonLifeLock BotSight tool detects bots on Twitter: Here's how it works

The BotSight annotates each Twitter handle with a bot-probability score directly on the Twitter website

NortonLifeLock has developed a tool that detects bots on Twitter in real-time. Available in beta, the tool is based on a model that the company trained through machine learning to detect Twitter bots with a high degree of accuracy. Called BotSight, the tool is available as a browser extension compatible with Google Chrome and Firefox. The tool works across Twitter screens, including search, trending topics, and home timeline.

“To determine whether an account is a bot, we look at over 20 different distinguishing features per case, including the amount of randomness in the Twitter handle, whether the account is verified,