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This article like many others claims a mass exodus from Twitter, but Musk claims usage is at an all time high. I wonder which is true? I’d be inclined to think

This article like many others claims a mass exodus from Twitter, but Musk claims usage is at an all time high. I wonder which is true? I’d be inclined to think Musk is lying. He has clear motive to do so. But on the other hand, he has access to the actual numbers unlike any of these writers who are relying on anecdotal evidence. The writers also say hate speech is more common, but my anecdotal evidence says the opposite is true. Genuinely torn on this one.

rvba 4y ago
Didnt they allow all the banned users to come back + removed the systems that automatically ban bots? If you let the bots come back, then you will have much more "users".
- blackshaw 4y ago
  They unbanned some controversial accounts (Trump being the most famous by far, although he hasn't posted anything since being unbanned), but it's pretty hyperbolic to say they allowed "all the banned users to come back"
dhosek 4y ago
I rejoined Twitter mostly to hang with writer friends, but I’ve noticed that their engagement has gone down a lot since Musk took over and with it mine as well. It used to be that I would pop into Twitter several times a day, now I’ll go days. I can’t speak to hate speech (other than seeing reactions to it showing up a lot in trending topics) as I’m liberal with my use of block to keep Twitter as non-toxic as possible.
nirui 4y ago
The third option is that the mass exodus is limited, and Twitter usage dipped just a bit. Mr Musk has obvious reasons to lie, but his users or people who don't like him can also lie. If the mass exodus has caused any major user count decrease, people should be talking about "Why would you still using Twitter?" than "Hey, I've closed my Twitter account, cool uh?"
afiori 4y ago
The obvious response is in the form of a meme: The entire neighborhood gather to see a fire destroy my house Me: wow, I never had so many visitors before Anyway it seems clear that usage has shifted and reportedly Twitter is now running low quality (and less expensive) ads.

rvba 4y ago

Didnt they allow all the banned users to come back + removed the systems that automatically ban bots? If you let the bots come back, then you will have much more "users".

blackshaw 4y ago
They unbanned some controversial accounts (Trump being the most famous by far, although he hasn't posted anything since being unbanned), but it's pretty hyperbolic to say they allowed "all the banned users to come back"

dhosek 4y ago

I rejoined Twitter mostly to hang with writer friends, but I’ve noticed that their engagement has gone down a lot since Musk took over and with it mine as well. It used to be that I would pop into Twitter several times a day, now I’ll go days. I can’t speak to hate speech (other than seeing reactions to it showing up a lot in trending topics) as I’m liberal with my use of block to keep Twitter as non-toxic as possible.

nirui 4y ago

The third option is that the mass exodus is limited, and Twitter usage dipped just a bit. Mr Musk has obvious reasons to lie, but his users or people who don't like him can also lie. If the mass exodus has caused any major user count decrease, people should be talking about "Why would you still using Twitter?" than "Hey, I've closed my Twitter account, cool uh?"

afiori 4y ago

The obvious response is in the form of a meme: The entire neighborhood gather to see a fire destroy my house Me: wow, I never had so many visitors before Anyway it seems clear that usage has shifted and reportedly Twitter is now running low quality (and less expensive) ads.