Event:MeatArtBot Suspension
MeatArtBot Suspension
The MeatArtBot Suspension occurred on December 12, 2022, when Twitter permanently banned the second and final incarnation of the automated art bot known as MeatArtBot. This marked the end of an intense and brief era of bot-driven participation in the SpamArt movement, particularly surrounding the community’s decentralized art interventions during TezTrash 2.
Background
MeatArtBot was created by The Perfesser and other SpamArtists as a spiritual successor to TrashArtBot, a similar bot used during the original TezTrash event. Designed to autonomously retweet posts using hashtags like #spamart, #meatart, #teztrash, and #trashart, MeatArtBot functioned as both curator and amplifier of decentralized visual chaos.
Role in TezTrash 2
MeatArtBot was instrumental in the SpamArt community’s planned takeover of TezTrash 2. It spammed Twitter timelines with glitch art, meme-ified performance pieces, and meat-themed digital compositions. Its relentless reposting of spam-tagged content disrupted Twitter’s feed algorithms and helped SpamArt gain overwhelming visual presence on social platforms during the event.
The bot's behavior mirrored SpamArt’s values: unfiltered distribution, communal participation, and humorous subversion of centralized curation.
Twitter's Response
Due to its high-frequency posting and repeated interactions with possibly NSFW or “suspicious” media, Twitter’s automated systems flagged MeatArtBot’s behavior as violating platform guidelines. Without warning, the account was permanently suspended.
This marked the second time the bot had been removed by Twitter. Its predecessor, TrashArtBot, was also banned under similar circumstances. Despite efforts to adjust its behavior and reprogram its behavior, MeatArtBot fell to platform moderation less than a week after its resurrection.
Community Reaction
The SpamArt community responded with mock grief and sardonic tribute. On the day of the ban, The Perfesser minted a commemorative NFT titled SPAM_BOT.RIP on Objkt, which served as a digital headstone and elegy for the bot’s short, glorious existence.
Artists posted tributes, memes, and visual obituaries, elevating the suspension to mythological status within SpamArt lore.
Philosophical Significance
The MeatArtBot suspension was more than a technical inconvenience—it became a symbol of the broader tension between decentralized, anarchic creativity and centralized platform control.
The incident raised important questions:
- Can decentralized art exist freely within centralized infrastructures?
- What is the artistic legacy of bots as autonomous agents?
- Is censorship inevitable when art disrespects algorithmic rules?
Legacy
Though gone, MeatArtBot’s legacy continues in SpamArt culture, referenced in memes, artworks, and even performance pieces. It remains a martyr of automation, a cybernetic spam soldier silenced by its own spamfulness.
Related Pages
References
- Objkt mint: SPAM_BOT.RIP
- Tweets by The Perfesser (Dec 12, 2022)
- Discord chat logs from SpamArt Party