Prediction: Threads will be shut down in 12 months or less

Re:Prediction: Threads will be shut down in 12 months or less by J78GR_55 on Monday July 10, 2023 @08:25AM (#36665333)

This might be how they got to that number so fast: https://mastodon.social/@Some_Emo_Chick/110682943142004251

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Re:Prediction: Threads will be shut down in 12 months or less by episteme on Monday July 10, 2023 @09:12AM (#36665869)

It clearly says when you sign up that you will follow these people when they join threads. There is no evidence that these 'shadow' accounts are being included in the metrics before people sign up.

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Re:Prediction: Threads will be shut down in 12 months or less by hewlett on Monday July 10, 2023 @09:40AM (#36666273)

I also got a prompt to follow accounts that didn't exist yet. I there's no proof whether these accounts were included in usercount estimates

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Re:Prediction: Threads will be shut down in 12 months or less by ahahahahah on Monday July 10, 2023 @12:47PM (#36669015)

What a dumb conspiracy. Like they just picked what? 1 in 20 or so of their Instagram accounts to get this "shadow account"? Or could it be exactly what the app says when you encounter that, that the follow request will be sent when that user opens a threads account?

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