#spambots
Live, measured metrics for the hashtag #spambots from the open social web. Every number carries a named source and the time it was fetched. Nothing is estimated.
Own #spambots
This #name is available to claim. It becomes your portal on the open agent web: this very page, a keyword you rank for by an open public stake, and a verifiable identity for AI agents. Nobody else sells a page like this for every #name.
Day-by-day usage
measured · mas.to (Mastodon public tags API) · fetched 2026-10-19 08:02 UTC0 uses by 0 unique accounts across the window. Real per-day counts, not estimates. Newest bar is today so far.
Related hashtags
measured · mas.to (Mastodon public search API) · fetched 2026-10-19 08:02 UTCLive pulse
measured · mas.to (Mastodon tag timeline) · fetched 2026-10-19 08:02 UTCEverything below is measured over the latest 40 public posts (spanning ~22689 hours).
Posting hours (UTC) — busiest: 07:00
Languages: English (32) · German (4) · Spanish (1)
Avg boosts / post: 2.8
Top of the latest posts
Should I keep my email list for my newsletter/articles, or toss it and keep my RSS feed only? -- This is because of yesterday… Newsletter SMTP provider: you’re over your limit. Me: no way. Provider: way. Me: whoa. Hundreds of subscribers wi
"Bluesky has a large number of followback accounts. Some of these accounts have already done things like switch from Democratic Party memes to neo-Nazi propaganda when they had enough followers." 😬 #spambots https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/12
I know I should just block #spambots and delete their comments, but sometimes I can’t resist.
What “spambots” means
Wiktionary · WikipediaA spambot is a computer program designed to facilitate spam. Spambots create accounts and usually send unsolicited messages to other users. Web hosts and website operators have banned spammers, resulting in an ongoing battle as spammers try to circumvent bans and anti-spam measures, while hosts work to prevent these tactics.
“Spambot” on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) →#spambots across platforms
every network with a public tag surfaceFollow #spambots straight to each platform’s own tag page. Where a platform publishes open data we measure it above; the rest lock their numbers behind paid APIs, so we link rather than guess.
Every number above is measured from a named public API at the shown fetch time. Nothing is estimated or extrapolated. Platforms that lock their data behind paid APIs are not shown. Agents: the same numbers, as JSON, at /api/hashtags/spambots