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Don't you mean that's a disadvantage? It used to be much easier for volunteer researchers to map out botnets and dissect influence campaigns in real time. Now y
by anigbrowl 2y ago
Don't you mean that's a disadvantage? It used to be much easier for volunteer researchers to map out botnets and dissect influence campaigns in real time. Now you can't get at the Twitter streaming API unless you have $60,000/year or a search warrant.
- hn1986 2y agoExactly - most people, including the parent poster, have never worked with a misinfo researcher
- AnEro 2y agoI'm saying it's an advantage since they publish their techniques, and you replicate it without having to do the research internally. It's better than this being dropped by a government agency or having most users notice that there are mostly only bots on the platform like they are now. Regardless there is going to be bots and bad actors on your platform no one has enough money especially X to deal with them. A third party doing 80% of the work is an advantage, your reputation is already going to be tainted regardless