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Tangentially related but I recently signed up for a Twitter account post Elon acquisition and the last step of the process requires you to follow one account to
by Nyra 3y ago
Tangentially related but I recently signed up for a Twitter account post Elon acquisition and the last step of the process requires you to follow one account to start using the site, the first option is Elon Musk and everything else is random based on your selected interests. Are any numbers on this site not juiced at this point?
- kevingadd 3y agoYeah, this is reportedly a measure they put in place after he bought the company because he was unhappy with engagement on his posts. It doesn't exclusively boost him AFAIK. https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/elon-musk-engineers-twitter-engagement-1234680113/ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/elon-musk-... https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/28/23659842/twitter-boost-elon-musk-dril-mrbeast-algorithm-accounts https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/28/23659842/twitter-boost-el...
- JohnTHaller 3y agoI get his account in my feed daily despite selecting "Not interested" each time.
- travoc 3y agoMySpace did it first.
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- BandButcher 3y agoTrue, & tom made the first move ;) we didn't have to add him