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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 22 Dec 2016

    Twitter is so bad at catching fake accounts that you have to wonder if it's intentional.pic.twitter.com/9jQYpvnvsP

    11:01 PM - 22 Dec 2016
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      2. stefan‏ @stayfun_ 22 Dec 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        usage numbers would go down if they started blocking fake accounts/bots/auto-fav & RT bots. I'm thinking about making a vigilante

        2 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
      3. stefan‏ @stayfun_ 22 Dec 2016
        Replying to @stayfun_ @paulg

        twitter bot that people can authorize that will automatically block these accounts for all people using the service. could detect

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      4. stefan‏ @stayfun_ 22 Dec 2016
        Replying to @stayfun_ @paulg

        auto favs and auto RT and these fake accounts.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      5. stefan‏ @stayfun_ 23 Dec 2016
        Replying to @stayfun_ @paulg

        and of course just as I tweet this I get bots auto following me.pic.twitter.com/0euJ3iOlUi

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      6. stefan‏ @stayfun_ 23 Dec 2016
        Replying to @stayfun_ @paulg

        I guess this is what #GrowthHacking using #BigData is all about. (This is about to get favorited by at least 5 accounts)

        1 reply 2 retweets 8 likes
      7. Dan Becker‏ @doofusdan 23 Dec 2016
        Replying to @stayfun_ @paulg

        I would like your tweet but I don't want to be the one to push the like count over 5 :-)

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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      2. Adam Kazwell‏ @kaz 22 Dec 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        their growth is flat even with fake accounts....assuming it'd be negative without them.

        4 replies 0 retweets 21 likes
      3. Kevin Fox  🦊‏Verified account @kfury 22 Dec 2016
        Replying to @kaz @paulg

        which is worse, negative growth or a negative product?

        2 replies 2 retweets 7 likes
      4. Adam Kazwell‏ @kaz 23 Dec 2016
        Replying to @kfury @paulg

        from the Street's perspective, negative growth. Guessing fake accounts are a negligible issue amongst less popular users.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. John Gruber‏Verified account @gruber 22 Dec 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        pic.twitter.com/1a4GTNOmY2

        3 replies 3 retweets 11 likes
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      2. Benedict Evans‏Verified account @benedictevans 23 Dec 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        I'm tracking an obvious spam account I blocked & reported 6 weeks ago. Still live.

        3 replies 3 retweets 16 likes
      3. Marcus Greenwood‏ @inventur_es 23 Dec 2016
        Replying to @benedictevans @paulg

        as a small 14 person startup doing hard tech stuff, I'm baffled as to why Twitter can't solve the basic things @jack

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      2. Shiya‏ @ShiyaLuo 22 Dec 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        or you owe stuff to all these women 🙃

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      1. Tim O'Reilly‏Verified account @timoreilly 23 Dec 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        Wow, that's pretty obvious. @jack, you guys must have a quick algorithmic fix for this!

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      1. Steve Faktor‏ @ideafaktory 22 Dec 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        Of course. Wall Street wants account growth. Twitter could stop bots & trolls w/1 day of coding. Righteous sanctimony is cheaper.

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      2. AJ Joshi Ⓥ‏Verified account @AJ 23 Dec 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        @BenedictEvans they're still there 🤔 annoying but it is what it is, I won't hold twitter to blame, other than 2 step on sign up

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. AJ Joshi Ⓥ‏Verified account @AJ 23 Dec 2016
        Replying to @AJ @paulg @benedictevans

        2 step on sign up should in theory clean up most

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