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Finally, there are a range of bot characteristics that can be used to describe a bot’s behavior or evaluate its intentions (Maus, 2017).

 Transparency – does the bot clearly state that it is an automated agent, or does it attempt to hide its automation, playing itself off as human?

 Degree of automation – is the bot automated all of the time? Do some of its actions only occur with human intervention? Can a human operate the bot while it is also performing other operations autonomously? (These questions all relate to the relative “cyborg-ness” of the bot.)

 Coordination with other bots – does this bot operate as part of a botnet or with other deceptive human users?

 Interaction and passivity – does this bot interact with or engage with human users in any way (likes, retweets, shares, conversation, etc.)? Are other users aware that the bot is present in the online environment? Does it silently surveil or collect data on other users or websites?

 Intent – what is the goal of this bot’s behavior?

 Politicization – is this bot engaged in political or social messaging?