Dumping old bots and mixing new bots in with the influx of users returning/joining the platform. They will use numbers to overcome the loss of having the algo on their side, while making users believe the "fake" accounts are mostly gone. Thus, many people will be more likely to believe the louder voices again. The outrage will also see a major uptick, pushing for legislation to regulate speech on social media.
I would have guessed they needed to show actual account numbers because they will be audited. So much easier to just add numbers to their guy and subtract from who they don't like.
Dumping old bots and mixing new bots in with the influx of users returning/joining the platform. They will use numbers to overcome the loss of having the algo on their side, while making users believe the "fake" accounts are mostly gone. Thus, many people will be more likely to believe the louder voices again. The outrage will also see a major uptick, pushing for legislation to regulate speech on social media.
The 90s we're very nice.
It's asocial media in fact.
Social media is unavoidable. All we need is to take ICANN back and de-activate the CERN colliders.
Yup follower numbers are highly inflated by bots
I would have guessed they needed to show actual account numbers because they will be audited. So much easier to just add numbers to their guy and subtract from who they don't like.
An audit will see that.
This action is trying to hide what the bots were actually doing. Like a remote control car picked up, and moved to start again.
The sheep always need hope, to produce more sheep so that the butcher keeps the meat factory open.
Enough hope will always be a requisite of any system that controls humanity.