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One possible counterargument is that bad actors could use the data to improve their spamming or astroturfing methods.
by shawnz 2y ago
One possible counterargument is that bad actors could use the data to improve their spamming or astroturfing methods.
- layer8 2y agoSecurity by obscurity?
- shawnz 2y agoNot exactly: in the security space, we have better tools available than obscurity. But in the spam/abuse prevention space, obscurity is the best you can do.
- jajko 2y agoCounterargument it is, but its pretty weak considering benefits to free society
- shawnz 2y agoI agree that this seems like a net positive to me overall.
- oneplane 2y agoIf that is the case, having researchers perform analysis makes it possible to identify that risk and that is yet another reason to make sure that public data is not obscured. In a way, this research would either prove or disprove your theory.
- philjohn 2y agoI mean ... have you been on X recently? The bad actors don't need any help.
- chihuahua 2y agoI think Elon is still working hard to get rid of the bots, just like OJ spent years looking for the real killer.
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- 2OEH8eoCRo0 2y agoHe said he'd fix the bot problem. The bots were Elon shills and the problem was that Twitter kept removing them.
- pyrale 2y agoThey bought the place already.
- Hasu 2y agoIt's public data already.
- shawnz 2y agoBut it's behind certain controls such as rate limits and other anti-abuse techniques, hence the researchers' difficulty, right?