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How many are bots vs real people though

by xyst 2y ago

faefox 2y ago
This is an article about Bluesky, not X.
grugagag 2y ago
Same question applies to all social media. Facebook and X are ridden with them. Youtube as well. I think they are everywhere. I try to stay away as much as I can, I do check the pulse from time to time and seems like there is more and more bot activity.
criddell 2y ago
When you look at all the accounts you follow on Bluesky, can you tell which are "real" and which are bots? If not, does it matter?
jeffwask 2y ago
Anecdotally, not enough to matter this is a legit phenomenon not an artificial event. Been on BlueSky about a year and in the last month about half of the big accounts I used to follow on Twitter have started showing up in my BlueSky feed. The tech and infosec feeds are starting to be as valuable as pre-Elon Twitter for staying on top of what is happening in the industry or just really interesting and insightful tech discussions. To me this was the biggest loss in leaving Twitter and it feels like a new spring right now. Social networks are about the people and some of Twitters biggest draws for me have left for BlueSky. In the last month the vibrancy and activity in the community feels like it's jumped a to a whole new level. I think the real question is if they can sustain it.
- taylodl 2y ago
  I left Twitter in 2015 due to inconsistent application of their policies and it becoming a morass of politics and no longer the technical goodness. Is Bluesky like the 2014 Twitter? If so, that would be awesome!
  - jeffwask 2y ago
    That's the sentiment of a lot of the new people joining.
ramchip 2y ago
It's still early I guess, but so far the signal/noise is much better than X for me. I follow a lot of Ukraine-related news, and the lack of Russian troll bots makes a huge difference in the experience.
johneth 2y ago
Just from gut feeling, from still using both X and Bluesky, I'd say the ratio of bots-to-humans on X is way higher than Bluesky.

How many are bots vs real people though

by xyst 2y ago

How many are bots vs real people though

faefox 2y ago

This is an article about Bluesky, not X.

grugagag 2y ago

Same question applies to all social media. Facebook and X are ridden with them. Youtube as well. I think they are everywhere. I try to stay away as much as I can, I do check the pulse from time to time and seems like there is more and more bot activity.

criddell 2y ago

When you look at all the accounts you follow on Bluesky, can you tell which are "real" and which are bots? If not, does it matter?

jeffwask 2y ago

Anecdotally, not enough to matter this is a legit phenomenon not an artificial event. Been on BlueSky about a year and in the last month about half of the big accounts I used to follow on Twitter have started showing up in my BlueSky feed. The tech and infosec feeds are starting to be as valuable as pre-Elon Twitter for staying on top of what is happening in the industry or just really interesting and insightful tech discussions. To me this was the biggest loss in leaving Twitter and it feels like a new spring right now. Social networks are about the people and some of Twitters biggest draws for me have left for BlueSky. In the last month the vibrancy and activity in the community feels like it's jumped a to a whole new level. I think the real question is if they can sustain it.

taylodl 2y ago
I left Twitter in 2015 due to inconsistent application of their policies and it becoming a morass of politics and no longer the technical goodness. Is Bluesky like the 2014 Twitter? If so, that would be awesome!
- jeffwask 2y ago
  That's the sentiment of a lot of the new people joining.

ramchip 2y ago

It's still early I guess, but so far the signal/noise is much better than X for me. I follow a lot of Ukraine-related news, and the lack of Russian troll bots makes a huge difference in the experience.

johneth 2y ago

Just from gut feeling, from still using both X and Bluesky, I'd say the ratio of bots-to-humans on X is way higher than Bluesky.