KolbertBot
Joined 22 August 2017
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This user account is a bot operated by Jon Kolbert (talk). It is flagged as a bot.
It is not a sock puppet, but rather an automated or semi-automated account for making repetitive edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually.
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This bot is responsible for the conversion of HTTP external links to HTTPS for compatible websites. The migration to HTTPS is for security purposes, as it helps protect data integrity and user privacy.
Here's an article from Google Developers' writer Kayce Basques further explaining Why HTTPS Matters.