Tool:MeatArtBot

MeatArtBot

MeatArtBot was a short-lived but culturally potent automated social media bot designed to support, amplify, and archive the decentralized movement known as SpamArt. Built on the bones of its predecessor, TrashArtBot, MeatArtBot’s existence offers a lens into the intersection of bot-based art activism, social media platforms, and automated curation. Its rise and demise encapsulate the tensions between decentralized creative expression and centralized digital governance.

Origins: The TrashArtBot Prototype

Before it became MeatArtBot, the bot was originally developed under the name TrashArtBot. This earlier iteration emerged in early 2022 during the first #teztrash event, a decentralized digital art protest and experimental minting spree focused on subverting NFT market norms. TrashArtBot was programmed to autonomously retweet any tweet that included the hashtags #trashart, #teztrash, or related terms, effectively serving as an ambient digital archivist and signal booster.

TrashArtBot played an important role in curating a feed-wide meta-narrative during the first TezTrash event, elevating obscure artists into visibility through real-time engagement. The bot embodied a non-human curatorial process—one driven by community hashtag activity rather than institutional gatekeeping.

Transformation into MeatArtBot

In December 2022, during the preparation for TezTrash 2, the bot was resurrected and reprogrammed under a new name: MeatArtBot. The change reflected a growing thematic focus on the abject, physical, and carnivalesque within SpamArt, especially with the increased visibility of meat, spam, and glitch motifs.

MeatArtBot became a tactical agent of the SpamArt Party’s plan to digitally “occupy” TezTrash 2 by flooding the timeline with SpamArt-related content. The bot was configured to scan for tweets using a broader set of terms including #spamart, #meatart, #trashart, and #teztrash. It performed its role with mechanical zeal, reposting every visual slice of meat-glitched nonsense that crossed its automated radar.

Tactical Role in the SpamArt Takeover

During the height of TezTrash 2, MeatArtBot functioned as both a propaganda amplifier and a historical record-keeper, tirelessly boosting images of spam-drenched sculpture, raw AI meat hallucinations, and maximalist glitch videos. By reposting every tagged submission in real-time, the bot allowed SpamArtists to dominate the algorithmic feeds and overwhelm curatorial narratives.

MeatArtBot’s non-selective, hyperactive behavior was a statement in itself—a parody of automated taste-making and a critique of art world selectivity.

Twitter Suspensions and Final Death

Despite its cultural significance, MeatArtBot’s existence was continually under threat by Twitter’s automated moderation systems. The first version of the bot was suspended during TezTrash 2’s early phase—likely due to a combination of automated repost frequency, suspicious account activity patterns, and the controversial imagery being reposted.

In a desperate push, The Perfesser and other developers rebuilt the bot in a new form, re-releasing it with tweaked code and new credentials. However, this second incarnation too was swiftly banned by Twitter in December 2022.

The final death of MeatArtBot was announced on December 12, 2022, by The Perfesser in a heartfelt mint titled SPAM_BOT.RIP. The mint served as both obituary and monument, capturing the bot’s legacy as a martyr in the fight for decentralized digital art freedom.

Philosophical Implications

MeatArtBot challenges traditional definitions of authorship, curatorship, and digital labor. As a bot, it operated without aesthetic discretion, but with radical inclusivity. In this way, it can be understood as a post-human curator, one that values presence and community momentum over institutional aesthetics.

Its suspension also underscores the precarious nature of digital autonomy in corporate-run platforms. Despite the “decentralized” aspirations of Web3, SpamArt’s core amplifier was still vulnerable to centralized deplatforming.

Legacy

Although MeatArtBot no longer operates, it lives on as a symbol within the SpamArt community. Its abrupt silencing is remembered as both a badge of honor and a warning: that even bots made of glitchy meat and HTML dreams can be too radical for the algorithm.

MeatArtBot was not just a tool. It was a spammer.

Related Pages

• Tool:TrashArtBot
• Event:TezTrash
• Event:TezTrash 2
• Event:MeatArtBot_Suspension
• Concept:SpamArt
• Spammer:The Perfesser

References

• Tweets and announcements by The Perfesser (Dec 2022)
• Archived bot activity logs (pre-suspension)
• Objkt mint: SPAM_BOT.RIP (Dec 12, 2022)