• leoj@piefed.zip
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    9 days ago

    I wonder if we will actually ever see the true numbers, I have a feeling they will realize that SOOOOOOOOOOO many of the users are bots and be forced to pull a shwitter.

    We will see what happens, but I won’t hold my breath for actual transparency.

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      9 days ago

      I don’t think they give a shit about bots, as it inflates their traffic numbers and gives the illusion of a more robust user base. This is about gathering your data. They want to know who you are for marketing and other purposes.

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        8 days ago

        agreed, although my concern is that the proportion of users to bots may be much higher than expected (like shwitter).

        How much are advertisers willing to pay to advertise to bots? Not much I’m guessing, I envision lies.