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 urged bankers to slow Twitter deal on war risk: Lawyer"It won't make sense to buy Twitter if we're heading into World War III," Musk wrote. He had already agreed to buy Twitter for $44 billion ...
08 Sep, 2022, 12.42 AM 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
Twitter reshuffles 'health' team amid spam bot debateThe social media company will combine its health experience team, which works on reducing misinformation and harmful content, with the Twit...
24 Aug, 2022, 09.50 AM IST
Elon Musk seeks to question Twitter employees who count botsBot and spam accounts on Twitter have become a central issue in the legal fight over whether Elon Musk, who is Tesla's chief executive, mus...
11 Aug, 2022, 08.19 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
As Parag Agrawal vs Elon Musk battle over 'bots' gets murkier, other bosses jump in; Twitter slams Tesla chief for 'trying to get out of $44 bn buyout deal'The Tesla boss, Musk, is on everyone's radar after he replied to Twitter CEO with a "poop" emoji.
19 May, 2022, 07.57 AM IST
Musk says doubt about spam accounts could spoil Twitter dealThe world's richest man reiterated that he won't complete the takeover until Twitter proves the number of spam accounts it has.
17 May, 2022, 04.54 PM IST
Elon Musk versus Parag Agrawal battle continues on Twitter spam account issueAgrawal says he shared an overview of he estimation process and looks forward to continuing the conversation with Musk.
17 May, 2022, 02.43 PM IST
Elon Musk suggests that he could seek to cut price for Twitter buyWhen asked at the conference whether the Twitter deal is viable at a different price, Musk responded, "I mean, it's not out of the question...
17 May, 2022, 07.04 AM IST
- Tweet or Dare: Will Real Users Stand Up?
He intends to randomly sample 100 followers on Twitter and has asked others to try this exercise to determine if its claims on fake account...
15 May, 2022, 11.07 PM IST
Elon Musk says 'still committed', hours after putting Twitter deal on holdElon Musk on Friday said the deal to take over Twitter is 'on hold' till there's clarity on whether spam and fake accounts represent less t...
14 May, 2022, 10.05 AM 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
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
8% of Instagram accounts are fakes and 30% are inactive: StudyThe researchers discovered that 29.9 per cent of users appear to be inactive - posting one or fewer photos or videos in a month.
03 Jul, 2015, 12.52 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