Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-04-04 16:50:55 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 4A85083D52D85B572D0DD4DDF6DDC16F9C929DEACBA74DE9A504574226BF1217
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It's shown, especially during a normal user experience, that most of these "users" are bots rather than human users. (1) This issue has been known for a long while, with articles going back to September (2) stating there is a widespread bot problem. (1) https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/10/it-sure-looks-like-x-twitter-has-a-verified-bot-problem/ (2) https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/sep/09/x-twitter-bots-republican-primary-debate-tweets-increase
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