11. Automation software

URL Shorteners are primarily used to track traffic on a particular link, but the frequency with which they are used can be an indicator of automation. 

For example, one Recently-Exposed fake account called “Angee Dixson” shared a large number of Far-Right political posts. A Timeline which is full of URL Shorteners is therefore likely to be a Bot.

Other Url Shorteners can also indicate automation, if they occur repeatedly throughout the timeline.