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Elon Musk's X follower count bloated by millions of new, inactive accounts (mashable.com)
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Elon Musk's X follower count bloated by millions of new, inactive accounts::undefined

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I have to wonder if he complained to the devs that his posts didn’t get enough impressions so they should update or “fix” the algorithm. Turned out it was easier to fake a change and he’s just now learning that he got tricked?

[–] Potatos_are_not_friends 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Most devs at Twitter are working just enough to look important for another week until they get accepted at another job.

[–] mr_tyler_durden 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Twitter developers fall into 1 of 3 categories:

  1. H1B Visa holders who are stuck

  2. Incompetent devs who can’t find another job

  3. True believers (you know, morons)

[–] alliwantsoda 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

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[–] assassin_aragorn 2 points 2 years ago

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