The majority of traffic from X may have been fake during the Super Bowl

Re:The majority of traffic from X may have been fake during ... by Nyra on Friday February 16, 2024 @04:22PM (#39403146)

Tangentially related but I recently signed up for a Twitter account post Elon acquisition and the last step of the process requires you to follow one account to start using the site, the first option is Elon Musk and everything else is random based on your selected interests. Are any numbers on this site not juiced at this point?

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Re:The majority of traffic from X may have been fake during ... by JohnTHaller on Friday February 16, 2024 @04:45PM (#39403395)

I get his account in my feed daily despite selecting "Not interested" each time.

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Re:The majority of traffic from X may have been fake during ... by travoc on Friday February 16, 2024 @05:53PM (#39404105)

MySpace did it first.

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Re:The majority of traffic from X may have been fake during ... by BandButcher on Friday February 16, 2024 @10:08PM (#39405965)

True, & tom made the first move ;) we didn't have to add him

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Re:The majority of traffic from X may have been fake during ... by kevingadd on Friday February 16, 2024 @04:26PM (#39403191)

Yeah, this is reportedly a measure they put in place after he bought the company because he was unhappy with engagement on his posts. It doesn't exclusively boost him AFAIK.

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/elon-musk-...

https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/28/23659842/twitter-boost-el...

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