4 ms·
>> I always wondered how much is in the interest of Twitter to get rid of fake accounts. << Mr. Eden there found out how to identify them quite nicely without
by cognivore 12y ago
>> I always wondered how much is in the interest of Twitter to get rid of fake accounts. <<
Mr. Eden there found out how to identify them quite nicely without having access to internal Twitter tech, so my guess is Twitter could have done the same, but hasn't. So I think the answer is, "not much."
- alimbada 12y agoI wonder if Twitter's hand can be forced to deal with bots by users running an automated bot identifier + spam reporter. Maybe a botnet of bot reporters... :)
- tempodox 12y agoHa, that does sound like fun. I think I might attempt to build something like that.
- photorized 12y agoIf you do, I will be happy to contribute the criteria for "fakeness". malatortsev at itrend dot tv