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Elon Musk's X follower count bloated by millions of new, inactive accounts (mashable.com)
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Elon Musk's X follower count bloated by millions of new, inactive accounts::undefined

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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have to wonder if he complained to the devs that his posts didn’t get enough impressions so they should update or “fix” the algorithm. Turned out it was easier to fake a change and he’s just now learning that he got tricked?

[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Most devs at Twitter are working just enough to look important for another week until they get accepted at another job.

[–] mr_tyler_durden@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Twitter developers fall into 1 of 3 categories:

  1. H1B Visa holders who are stuck

  2. Incompetent devs who can’t find another job

  3. True believers (you know, morons)

[–] alliwantsoda@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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