Twitter suspends Wordle-ruining bot

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Given that the game is about guessing a word, knowing what the next one will be can ruin the entire point. It’s also one of those things that’s almost impossible to put out of your head — when you’ve seen what the next word is, you probably won’t be able to forget it no matter how hard you try.

While this particular bot is gone, Twitter could become a dangerous place for people who want to post their Wordle results — the internet has already figured out, and someone else could make another bot to do the same thing as Wordlinator. reached out to Twitter to ask if it was in violation of the platform’s rules. The company didn’t immediately reply, but the bot seemed to break at least one of the standards laid out on.

 

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1 account spending 4y fomenting unrest, but spoiling Wordle for a few weeks is a bridge too far

Why? I actually don’t understand this, will they suspend film reviews that have the ending in the title and image? What if someone says what happens in the next episode of doctor who? It’s just a game.

Lol

I have been playing the game after midnight specifically to avoid spoilers, so I’m glad this punk got suspended.

Good. 👏

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