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Twitter and Instagram seem to be overloaded with bots. In my Twitter DMs I get 5-10 messages per day from clear crypto-scams, and under posts from high profile

Twitter and Instagram seem to be overloaded with bots. In my Twitter DMs I get 5-10 messages per day from clear crypto-scams, and under posts from high profile people there are loads of bots. Instagram is no better, bots comment some obvious scam statement "Who wants to see me naked" with 140 likes on a post that was just created. Instagram doesn't want to address the problem because it gives them fake "user" numbers.

leobg 4y ago
Dude, it’s 5 percent. ;)
- LightG 4y ago
  I would wager it's much less. This is only a problem for certain blue checks. The problem is thus amplified because these big dawgs are moaning about it. Forgive me for not caring. This is like King Charles the 3rd complaining about his dripping pen (true current news story). I'm sure it incredibly annoying to him but to the rest of people it's laughable. I'll accept that it's a problem for followers of these big dawgs. But maybe there's a lesson in there somewhere.......
  - BitwiseFool 4y ago
    >"This is like King Charles the 3rd complaining about his dripping pen (true current news story). I'm sure it incredibly annoying to him but to the rest of people it's laughable." Given the enormous amount of stress and pressure he is currently under, not just as the new King, but also having just had his mother die, I'm impressed at his composure. I suspect most of us would have snapped and shown far greater emotion.
    - IntelMiner 4y ago
      He could just abdicate the throne, instead of being the spoiled wretch he is (British Monarchy is the only time calling ones self a "Republican" is palatable thanks to the Americans)
    - LightG 4y ago
      Without trying to be mean, I'm less charitable. He's had a lifetime to prepare and the resources of money, power, staff and literally an entire nation to support him in his time of transition. I have deep compassion for him for the loss of his mother. I have zero compassion in terms of the position he finds himself in. With the support he has, he could run his life on auto-pilot. By comparison, I'm more impressed by the average Joe or Jane in the street holding down their lives (often alone) while coping with that loss. And I'm damned sure that a leaky pen wouldn't be their breaking point.
Doctor_Fegg 4y ago
I get none, but then I don’t follow crypto spivs. This isn’t a Twitter problem, it’s a symptom of the fact crypto is full of hucksters. If you lie down with dogs you get fleas. The rest of us have a 99% spam-free experience.
- yen223 4y ago
  Can somewhat concur, I follow around 80 accounts, and most of my feed aren't spam - at least, not obviously spam. I don't follow political or crypto accounts. I did notice crypto-inclined people (Elon Musk!) do attract a significantly higher number of obvious bots in their replies.

leobg 4y ago

Dude, it’s 5 percent. ;)

LightG 4y ago
I would wager it's much less. This is only a problem for certain blue checks. The problem is thus amplified because these big dawgs are moaning about it. Forgive me for not caring. This is like King Charles the 3rd complaining about his dripping pen (true current news story). I'm sure it incredibly annoying to him but to the rest of people it's laughable. I'll accept that it's a problem for followers of these big dawgs. But maybe there's a lesson in there somewhere.......
- BitwiseFool 4y ago
  >"This is like King Charles the 3rd complaining about his dripping pen (true current news story). I'm sure it incredibly annoying to him but to the rest of people it's laughable." Given the enormous amount of stress and pressure he is currently under, not just as the new King, but also having just had his mother die, I'm impressed at his composure. I suspect most of us would have snapped and shown far greater emotion.
  - IntelMiner 4y ago
    He could just abdicate the throne, instead of being the spoiled wretch he is (British Monarchy is the only time calling ones self a "Republican" is palatable thanks to the Americans)
  - LightG 4y ago
    Without trying to be mean, I'm less charitable. He's had a lifetime to prepare and the resources of money, power, staff and literally an entire nation to support him in his time of transition. I have deep compassion for him for the loss of his mother. I have zero compassion in terms of the position he finds himself in. With the support he has, he could run his life on auto-pilot. By comparison, I'm more impressed by the average Joe or Jane in the street holding down their lives (often alone) while coping with that loss. And I'm damned sure that a leaky pen wouldn't be their breaking point.

Doctor_Fegg 4y ago

I get none, but then I don’t follow crypto spivs. This isn’t a Twitter problem, it’s a symptom of the fact crypto is full of hucksters. If you lie down with dogs you get fleas. The rest of us have a 99% spam-free experience.

yen223 4y ago
Can somewhat concur, I follow around 80 accounts, and most of my feed aren't spam - at least, not obviously spam. I don't follow political or crypto accounts. I did notice crypto-inclined people (Elon Musk!) do attract a significantly higher number of obvious bots in their replies.