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Re:Should social networks tell you if you’ve been following ... by mark_l_watson on Thursday September 24, 2020 @09:12AM (#24578281)
My answer would be yes, or rather not a binary yes/no but the probability from their models that an account is fake.
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Re:Should social networks tell you if you’ve been following ... by sjg007 on Thursday September 24, 2020 @09:13AM (#24578286)
People don't understand probability. Clinton had a 70% chance of winning in 2016.
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Re:Should social networks tell you if you’ve been following ... by akerro on Thursday September 24, 2020 @09:16AM (#24578305)
So don't say in probability but in stars:

Chances this account is a bot: (I had utf-8 stars here)

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