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> claiming that Musk needs the algorithm that they use to determine if an account is spam frankly sounds like a bad excuse. Especially since countering spam bot
by inetknght 4y ago
> claiming that Musk needs the algorithm that they use to determine if an account is spam frankly sounds like a bad excuse. Especially since countering spam bots was the reason he gave for doing a deal in the first place.
Knowing the current practices to combat spam is highly relevant for improving upon it.
- ceejayoz 4y agoThe current practice is pretty likely to be "we feed it into the ML model", isn't it?
- dangrossman 4y agoHe doesn't own the company yet, and is making it pretty clear that he never intends to. As an outsider like you and me, he has nothing to do with improving upon Twitter spam. If he were to purchase the company, then as its owner he would have all the Twitter confidential information he wants. He doesn't get to have it now, especially after waiving due diligence on the no-longer-intended purchase.
- vehementi 4y agoIndeed that would have been a good thing to look up in the due diligence related parts he omitted from wanting in the contract