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Tldr; seems to be that the student bought followers, which is what likely associated the account with Chinese-run bot networks, etc.
by tombh 7y ago
Tldr; seems to be that the student bought followers, which is what likely associated the account with Chinese-run bot networks, etc.
- consp 7y agoWhich is also a valid reason to suspend the account. He (or his dad) was foolish and this article is overstating the cause of the suspension which is entirely his own (by buying followers though a shady person/company).
- luckylion 7y agoTwitter made it sound like they did an investigation though. If all they did was run some script and then put everybody that shared some association on a list, that puts the whole news in perspective.