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[QZ] Twitter Admits That As Many As 23 Million Users Are Bots

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Source: http://qz.com/248063/twitter-admits-that-as-many-as-23-million-of-its-active-users-are-actually-bots/#/

 

In a new filing, the company said that “up to approximately 8.5%” of the accounts it considers active are automatically updated “without any discernible additional user-initiated action.”

 

Included in this group are accounts that automatically request information from Twitter but may not tweet themselves.That would include, for instance, accounts that automatically request data from Twitter to display tweets on screens or mobile apps that aren’t owned by Twitter. These and other automated accounts add up to about 23 million of Twitter’s 271 million monthly active users

 

To be clear, automated accounts aren’t necessarily spam accounts, which according to Twitter make up less than 5% of MAUs. Bots can be useful, even essential, accounts for many Twitter users. But once they’re set up, they don’t usually have any humans behind them, which matters greatly to advertisers who are interested in reaching potential customers. 

 

I'm a little surprised by the number, not because I think its high, but because I find it a little low. Every week a new random spam bot follows me on Twitter and I have a feeling the numbers should be higher than just 8.5% of all users. What do you guys think?

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burning wood  contains fire

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#notsurprised

Don't ask to ask, just ask... please 🤨

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Why do you think celebs have unrealistic followers? Many are not legit.

 

 

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burning wood contains fire

Oh yeah, you got any evidence to back that up?

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Oh yeah, you got any evidence to back that up?

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Oh yeah, you got any evidence to back that up?

i know people that swear they saw it

If your grave doesn't say "rest in peace" on it You are automatically drafted into the skeleton war.

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Oh yeah, you got any evidence to back that up?

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Come on, it's so obviously Photoshoped. The fire isn't even touching the woods.

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