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0 pointsrvz2y ago0 comments

If Twitter was 'dead' why on earth are we still talking so much about this blue bird site?

It looks like once again these lot predicting that he won't open source the algorithm and are going to start eating their words again [0], just like they did around incorrectly predicting Twitter's immediate collapse [1] and will look at the source code anyway and continue to talk about "Twitter" again.

If Twitter can open-source their algorithm, Why not TikTok? Either way, the bots are now going to have a very expensive time on Twitter.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35213213

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33701371

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anigbrowl2y ago

Are you kidding me, running a botnet is easier than it has been in years if you're that way inclined. The amount of spam I see has gone way up over the last 6 months.

rvzOP2y ago

> running a botnet is easier than it has been in years if you're that way inclined.

Even if it is 'easier', the bots are identified, down-ranked straight to the bottom and shadow-banned to invisibility. It is essentially evaporating money and time.

> The amount of spam I see has gone way up over the last 6 months.

Yeah. The spam has gone way up into smoke over the last 6 months. It is only going to get more expensive to spam as soon as the paid changes come in.

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