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Re:How many bots are on Twitter? Question is tough to answer... by nrb on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @04:28AM (#31501887)
Of course it matters if you’re being billed by the impression! No matter how good your conversions might be, your margin would be unquestionably higher without the fraudulent impressions.
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Re:How many bots are on Twitter? Question is tough to answer... by s1artibartfast on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @09:19AM (#31504111)
not necessarily. It really comes down to how the market sets the price per impression. If the impression cost is ultimately set by conversions, removing the bots will simply raise the price for impressions and you end where you started.
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