Comment by nradov
2 hours ago
Is censorship the only possible explanation for the drop in impressions? Presumably the vast majority of impressions before were from bots.
2 hours ago
Is censorship the only possible explanation for the drop in impressions? Presumably the vast majority of impressions before were from bots.
"From bots" =)
The only thing Elmo managed to do was block legitimate and fun bots posting silly stuff.
The actual pretending-to-be-humans bots / professional trolls that argue for any viewpoint they get paid to endorse are still there in full force. They even pay the fee for the checkmark.
It sort of doesn't matter. Bottom line is it isn't an effective platform for them.
What does it take to characterize legit users also as bots