Twitter to purge inactive accounts, Musk warns follower count could dropAccording to its user guidelines, Twitter considers an account to be active if it was logged into at least once in 30 days.
08 May, 2023, 11.14 PM IST
Twitter bots promoting escorts and gambling drowned out protests in ChinaTwitter and its new owner, Elon Musk, have recently vowed to crack down on bots. But the flood of spam for Chinese users in recent weeks ha...
26 Dec, 2022, 05.04 PM IST
Elon Musk’s frequent Twitter polls are at risk of bot manipulationWith less than $100, one can buy tens of thousands of votes for Twitter polls using bot-for-hire manipulation services, according to the no...
22 Dec, 2022, 10.49 PM IST
What is Elon Musk's Botometer? Here are detailsTo know the working of the Botometer, you need to enter a Twitter profile into the Bolometer's search window; Botometer ratings range from ...
14 Sep, 2022, 09.14 PM IST
90% of comments on my Twitter account are bots: Elon MuskElon Musk has terminated the $44 billion Twitter takeover deal, and the matter is now in a US court, over the presence of bots on the platf...
06 Sep, 2022, 11.03 AM IST
SEC questions Twitter on how it counts fake accountsThe SEC's Division of Corporation Finance asked the questions in a June 15 letter, shortly before Tesla CEO Elon Musk raised the issue as g...
25 Aug, 2022, 10.19 AM IST
Twitter avoiding sharing information on bot accounts: Elon MuskElon Musk's legal team subpoenaed two ad tech firms -- Integral Ad Science (IAS) and DoubleVerify -- to provide documents or communications...
19 Aug, 2022, 11.02 AM IST
Twitter says it removes over 1 million spam accounts each dayOn a conference call, the company reiterated that spam accounts were well under 5% of users who are served advertising, a figure that has b...
07 Jul, 2022, 11.01 PM IST
Twitter finally gives in? Micro-blogging platform to share data on bots with Musk for $44 bn buyout dealElon Musk made a $44 billion buyout deal to Twitter in April this year.
09 Jun, 2022, 06.07 PM IST
What are these spam bots that Elon Musk has vowed to defeat or die trying?Elon Musk, who has made weeding out fake Twitter accounts and spam bots the central theme of his takeover plan, said if he buys the social-...
14 May, 2022, 09.24 AM IST
Elon Musk declares war on spam bots, says he will ‘defeat’ them or ‘die trying’ if his Twitter bid is successfulBesides eliminating bots, Musk highlighted the need to authenticate real humans.
22 Apr, 2022, 11.35 AM IST
Twitter introduces new label for 'good bots'Twitter said all automated accounts will now have the option to add the new label to their account profile. The label will give people addi...
18 Feb, 2022, 05.09 PM IST
Twitterati lose followers as platform blocks botsA Twitter spokesperson said follower counts are a visible feature, and the company wants everyone to have confidence that the numbers are m...
04 Dec, 2021, 07.22 AM IST
Want everyone to have confidence that numbers are accurate, says Twitter following bot accounts purgeA Twitter spokesperson said follower counts are a visible feature, and the company wants everyone to have confidence that the numbers are m...
03 Dec, 2021, 08.30 PM IST
48 mn Twitter accounts are bots, says studyTwitter currently has 319 million monthly active users, that translates to about 48 million bot accounts.
12 Mar, 2017, 04.32 PM IST
Massive networks of fake Twitter accounts discoveredSome of the accounts have been used to fake number of followers, send spam and boost interest in trending topics, researchers said.
24 Jan, 2017, 08.54 PM IST
23 million active Twitter users are actually botsTwitter states As many as 23 million of Twitter's 271 million monthly active users are bots without any discernible additional user-initiat...
12 Aug, 2014, 05.31 PM IST