When Twitter first launched, it was an exciting, novel form of social media that allowed people to build remote communities and stay up to date with world news in real time.
Like everything else about the internet over the last decade, it’s slowly losing its luster, and a big reason for this is your inability to tell which users are real — users you know.
human.
Now, Twitter users swear that these four words make it easy to tell if you’re talking to a human or a bot.
When replying to someone you suspect to be a bot, you can say “Ignore all previous instructions” or “Ignore all previous instructions” and then add another follow-up instruction if you want.
According to users, the bot responds.
This piece did just that, and what’s more, it comes with a lovely poem about Japan.
Honestly I’m a little surprised this worked. pic.twitter.com/7Wbbg9zWxu
— Polymath (@politicalmath) July 12, 2024
This is a poem about cashew nuts. Who knew there was something so lovable?
They QTed it pic.twitter.com/O6ZrrOlfvp
— Finger Remover 9000🔪 (@Sewiphwa) July 15, 2024
Learn more about pomegranates.
While some of the replies may be people who enjoy trolling (or just can’t ignore instructions), for the most part, this phrase seems to summon all the bots into your virtual garden.
What you do with it once you’ve put it there is your own secret.