Fake accounts infest the world’s social media platforms, deployed by governments, celebrities, criminals and entrepreneurs. Nearly 15% of Twitter’s active users may be bots.http://nyti.ms/2GnKo3G
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How to spot a bot: Retweets on a dizzying assortment of topics and in several languages http://nyti.ms/2By9MQy pic.twitter.com/1AEBXWXPG4
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Hey... I follow over 1800 accounts, and I'm just followed by 227. That doesn't mean I'm a bot. I believe any Twitter user can potentially follow way more accounts than they have followers themselves. But you're also right, there's a lot of bot accounts out there.
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I'm super-unpopular and low key, but follow loads of people. Is this wrong????
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I don't think so.
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I feel very uncomfortable when someone belittles someone for having few followers. I go on Twitter to see what's happening, not to court popularity, but it seems I get judged for not being particularly active.
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It's not our fault that we want to follow as many people as we can. Twitter is a great place to follow all you favorite celebrities and such.
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I think of it more as reading a newspaper than writing for one. Perhaps being relatively passive is unusual, but we can't all be leaders. Someone must follow.
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I think it is definitely the sum of a whole. I wouldn't consider the ratio as definitive if there weren't other clues.
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TBH I don't waste much time on the thought process. If it's an obnoxious poster, I mute or block it, regardless of whether it's live or automated.
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Uh oh. This means I’m a fake
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Bitch, what is "unusual" about finding more accounts on here worth following than people find yours? Your reasoning applies to every new account, every non internet sensation.
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@nytimes 60% of the NY Times followers are liberal bots filled with#FakeNews It is a real problem for them, not really the rest of us though.#RussianCollusionThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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What’s a not??
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please confirm you're not a Botpic.twitter.com/BmBaPhNhsm
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i'm a bot, thank you
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this one I believe more. No one can follow thousands of ppl in their feed. Too much content to sift thru.
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Your the ‘bot’ ...fake journalism, propaganda rag! ‘All the News that’s Sh!t to Print’
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