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This is another WaPo hit piece. Bots don't generate the same amount of revenue as regular users. In addition, if Twitter knowingly underestimated the amount of
by johng 4y ago
This is another WaPo hit piece. Bots don't generate the same amount of revenue as regular users. In addition, if Twitter knowingly underestimated the amount of bots by tweaking their algo to undercount them, that certainly would be a reason to end the deal.
Edit: Also, does anyone else think that the bots only represent 5% of the accounts? I would be surprised if the number wasn't closer to 30%.
If they knowingly lied, that's also fraud to the shareholders/stock market.
- encryptluks2 4y agoIf you read the filing by Twitter that isn't the only thing they said. If he is relying solely on "bot" percentages to try to back of the deal, it will likely not end well on his end. They way they phrased it in their filing the percentage could be much higher and it would not be a lie. Note the definition of a bot account isn't black and white either. Users that use software to post and follow in mass may not even be considered a bot account.
- cyanydeez 4y agoThing is, do you consider a mechanical turk a bot? It's clear countries like china and Russia put real people behind multiple accounts.