Still so many bots! The clock is ticking!
@elonmusk
still has 10,000,000 fake followers.
When will this start to reduce? Taking bets! A week? Month? Year?
Audit your own twitter account using the link below 👇
What's the truth about bots on Twitter?
@elonmusk
claims there are 15-20%, but possible 90% fake accounts on Twitter. Our numbers just don't show that. All large accounts have around 15% fake followers using our algorithm. Check out Elon and Obama's account. But there's more 1/3
Newsweek claims
@joebiden
has 50% fake followers. We call bullshit, this is clickbait. Here are some of the biggest politicians's audits, including Biden. Most have around 15% fake followers.
How many bots are on Twitter? If
@elonmusk
buys twitter, he has a lot of work to do. Just his account has 10m fake followers! Check your own twitter account using the link below 👇
Many of these "fake" followers are inactive users who signed up, were recommended to follow Elon and Obama, but then stopped using twitter. That's probably half of fake followers. So actual bot accounts are probably around 7.5% of Twitter. 2/3
Twitter CEO
@paraga
says they ban 500k spam accounts a day! That's 180m a year! Almost the userbase of twitter. Crazy. A few will slip through the net. 3/4
We suspend over half a million spam accounts every day, usually before any of you even see them on Twitter. We also lock millions of accounts each week that we suspect may be spam – if they can’t pass human verification challenges (captchas, phone verification, etc).
But there is no way this is as high as 50-90% as Elon claims. He sees a lot of spam because a lot of people pretend to be him, to sell crypto scams. But most people's Twitter experience is much better.
How many fake users does twitter have? Our estimates show that
@elonmusk
is probably more right than Twitter employees. Checking some of the top Twitter accounts, Obama, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, and Elon, all are 15% minimum spam accounts.
Web3 fam,
Shocked by how many creators are unaware of botting!
As pioneers, we should be at the forefront of taking responsibility against botting and help the adoption!
Be part of the solution! Let's make web3 a better space!
Make others aware:
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@twaudit
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Apparently the Twitter deal is halted because
@elonmusk
is checking if fake accounts are more than 5% of Twitter users. On large accounts we usually see 10-20% fake followers, so the answer is YES. It's more than 5%.
We posted a few days ago that
@elonmusk
is right to question Twitter's bot numbers. But he's gone too far now, and is blowing things out of proportion. Probably to negotiate a better deal. Most high profile accounts we audit have around 15% fake/inactive followers 1/4
After
@RubinReport
flagged how few retweets the
@NYTimes
gets (53m followers), we did some digging. The NYTimes definitely has more fake followers than
@elonmusk
- 14.2m vs 13.6m. But only 72% of NYTimes followers are real vs 84% for Elon. What’s going on? 1/4 👇
@elonmusk
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So, once
@elonmusk
does his Twitter spring cleaning, how many fake accounts will be gone from Twitter? He alone has 12m fake followers. We estimate at least 15-20% of the active userbase of Twitter are bots.
How many bots are on Twitter? If
@elonmusk
buys twitter, he has a lot of work to do. Just his account has 10m fake followers! Check your own twitter account using the link below 👇
So is Elon right, are there lots of bots on Twitter? We can audit you account for free!
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@elonmusk
Hi everyone, as you can see from many replies we paid many people, but paypal has blocked our account, probably for sending so many payments in one day. We are verifying the account and trying to get it back.
Has Zuckerberg already won the fight outside the cage?🥊🥊
"We are working toward making Threads compatible with the open, interoperable social networks" - Meta introduction of Threads
Ohh, and will
@elonmusk
demote our tweet because we're mentioning
#Threadsapp
?
Oh dear, Parag got fired as Twitter CEO. Is it because of the bot problem? His own account has 40,000 fake followers! Check your own twitter account below 👇 1/2
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We're all caught up in tweeting enhancements, but let's not forget Twitter's (now open) recommendation algorithm factors in our network quality and interactions!
How to align with that?
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We've tracked bots and fake accounts on Twitter for almost 10 years. The trends are improving! But, as an example, still seeing over 10m bad accounts for Elon Musk's account.
Twitter whistleblower Peiter ‘Mudge’ Zatko says there are massive security flaws at Twitter. But how do
@dotMudge
's followers look in terms of real/bot/fake? 92% real!
So how many accounts on Twitter ARE fake? We audited some top politicians accounts, and we estimate between 10-15% of Twitter users are probably fake or inactive.
🚨We are aware of an issue regarding the blocking feature on Twitter’s side, and we are actively working with Twitter to resolve this matter related to their API. We kindly request your patience!🚨
@xerocooleth
Theres one big hurdle, and web3 degens do not care, unfortunately: scams.
Until these impersonators and fakefluencers trending on Twitter traumatising web3 newbies every day and we do not fight against it, reputation won't improve.
From the outside NFT looks as fishy as ever.
💡If you weren't sure about what rug-pull scams are and how to protect yourself, this short article is probably for you!
Let's educate the space together for a better web3!👇
Number one reason to block fake followers: Twitter might reduce your posts' reach if you have too many fake followers. Shameless plug: we can help with this issue :)
The
#NFTCommunity
is buzzing right now from
@opensea
and
@blur_io
fight!
Wonder how attractive they are for bots? 🤖
🧵We ran the audits to figure out. Let's see the results! 👇
Thank you for raising awareness! This is what we try to emphasize in the web3 community! The space must educate and clean itself first, before going mainstream! 💯
#nobotzone
Did you know that in 2022, phishing topped the list of reported cyber crimes?
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It affected around 300,000 people, according to the United States Internet Crime Complaint Center.
High profile accounts are also suggested to all new signups. This means many new users who then become inactive follow people like
@elonmusk
and
@justinbieber
. Those aren't fake, just inactive.
Twitter’s algorithm definitely deranks content from accounts with lots of fake followers. It seems like
@nytimes
might have this issue, as surely their content is popular with it’s readers, who RT when they see it? 2/4
Monitor your Engagement Data. 📊
You need an effective way (like a tweet engagement panel) to understand what is working and what isn’t.
Keep track of engagement metrics, like retweets, and likes, and adjust your strategy if necessary!
The biggest is
@BarackObama
with almost 20m fake followers, but this is still only 15% of his followers.
@BorisJohnson
has the best ratio, with only 7% fake followers.
Twitter can devalue your account if you have too many fake followers. It will be much harder for your tweets to get reach. It's the top reason to do a follower audit!
As soon as you found your niche start connecting and interacting with the authentic high-quality players there to grow your influence and eventually your brand.
In the meantime, some tools might help you achieve these goals!
Happy Building! 🏗️