Elon Musk said that he would put the purchase on hold for a while due to the uncertainty about bots and spam accounts on Twitter. Twitter executives said they began deleting 1 million fake accounts daily “as part of the annual cleanup”.
Twitter deletes 1 million fake accounts daily
The latest interview given by Twitter executives to journalists revealed the latest status of the deal with Elon Musk. Saying that they are working to eliminate the pressure initiated for bots and spam accounts, the authorities stated that 1 million fake accounts are deleted daily.
In previous claims, it was stated that close to 20 percent of all users on Twitter were fake. However, it was emphasized that the 5 percent of bot and spam account information reflected in the financial reports is correct.
As you may recall, Elon Musk asked for a more detailed report on spam and bot accounts. Twitter’s board of directors decided to grant Musk access to the “Firehose” programming interface. This access will allow Musk to monitor the data stream containing more than 500 million tweets daily.
Saying that he wanted to create a detailed analysis of bots and spam accounts, Tesla CEO threatened to stop the Twitter deal if the information was not provided.
Fake accounts, which Elon Musk has been complaining about for a long time, are especially targeting crypto investors. Fraudsters who deceive novice investors trying to enter the crypto exchange with the ads of the Tesla CEO can be completely eliminated after the purchase, according to Musk’s claim.
The Tesla CEO asked for a checkmark to all real users as a simple way to prevent fake and bot accounts. So anyone who uploads their credentials to Twitter can verify that they are a real user. However, this method also raises security concerns.
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