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"Suspiciously low tweet/follower count" seems like an awfully low bar to set for claiming that it's a bunch of bot accounts. Not everyone spends their life mak
by dx87 8y ago
"Suspiciously low tweet/follower count" seems like an awfully low bar to set for claiming that it's a bunch of bot accounts. Not everyone spends their life making posts on social media.
- darkerside 8y agoThat's why they used a ratio instead of pure volume numbers. Why are so many people following these accounts that don't even tweet?
- gammateam 8y agothe point is that using ratios to determine engagement doesn't mean that an account is fake or a bot, or that the followers are fake or bought. people mistakenly believe even influencers have bot or bought followers, just because their engagement is low its just a poor metric to make a conclusion, and you'll have to accept that nobody knows anything
- DanBC 8y agoIt is weird that there are dozens of account with fewer than 20 followers making these posts. The video makes it a bit clearer: https://twitter.com/samiswine/status/1078419803465953280 https://twitter.com/samiswine/status/1078419803465953280