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Re:EFF is leaving X by nradov on Friday April 10, 2026 @12:19AM (#47713598)
Is censorship the only possible explanation for the drop in impressions? Presumably the vast majority of impressions before were from bots.
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Re:EFF is leaving X by theshrike79 on Friday April 10, 2026 @01:10AM (#47713887)
"From bots" =)

The only thing Elmo managed to do was block legitimate and fun bots posting silly stuff.

The actual pretending-to-be-humans bots / professional trolls that argue for any viewpoint they get paid to endorse are still there in full force. They even pay the fee for the checkmark.

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Re:EFF is leaving X by cbsmith on Friday April 10, 2026 @01:01AM (#47713830)
It sort of doesn't matter. Bottom line is it isn't an effective platform for them.
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Re:EFF is leaving X by ngc248 on Friday April 10, 2026 @01:32AM (#47714031)
What does it take to characterize legit users also as bots
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