Twitter Still Can't Keep Up With Its Flood of Junk Accounts, Study Finds
Twitter Still Can't Keep Up With Its Flood of Junk Accounts, Study Finds
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February 8, 20199m 7s
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Show Notes
Since the world learned of state-sponsored campaigns to spread disinformation on social media and sway the 2016 election, Twitter has scrambled to rein in the bots and trolls polluting its platform. But when it comes to the larger problem of automated accounts on Twitter designed to spread spam and scams, inflate follower counts, and game trending topics, one study argues that the company still isn’t keeping up with the deluge of garbage and abuse.
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