But Musk himself has been a beneficiary of mechanized boosting, researchers say, including through
of posts. Some experts are pointing out that Musk himself probably has millions of “fanbots” among his 91.3 million Twitter followers. Bots can drive real-world behavior in multiple ways, increasing popularity or encouraging direct abuse by humans. “It just creates a pile-on,” Glaser said. “When it looks like everyone is doing it, it’s easier for one more person to do it.”Musk’s multifaceted activity would attract spammers without any help from the man himself, and there is no evidence he sought or coordinated their actions.
But it is reasonable to wonder whether a Tesla contractor or subcontractor is responsible for some of the pro-Musk tweets, says University of Maryland professor David Kirsch, who this month will present the first of three papers examining bot influence on Tesla’s fans and share prices.The main other class of suspects would be “individual shareholders or pro-Tesla individuals who have the tech skills to do this,” Kirsch said.
Apple and Amazon have comparable levels of bot activity, Kirsch said, but those boosters were more likely to include other stock symbols and refer to wider market movements, whereas Tesla pumpers were more likely to refer to Tesla products, or Musk, or the specific company’s prospects.
So? If he can get rid of the bots, then I’m all for him
JeffBezos, these Twitter hit pieces are just sad. I know you are the one telling these paid stooges at WaPo to write these articles, but they just come off as as you throwing a tantrum. elonmusk is a well-liked billionaire, something that you wish you were, but never will be.
BudGothmog44 You expected a billionaire to play fair?
MaxBoot 20k retweets or tantrum charles_consult polit2k sh33p_purple SASlaugh
“Researchers say”. LOL
Who cares if he’s benefitted?
Doesn’t make it right
This is his latest tweet. Do you really think this guy is in control of his own faculties?
We are not bots. We love our Teslas & believe in clean energy, making life multiplanetory & we love Elon. We feel compelled to fight the FUD for the good of the planet.
Boosting? I have yet to see him with a jetpack
Why the “but” in this headline? The “but” kinda implies that he’s hypocritical and had the control to boost his posts
Notice that since the SCOTUS leak, no one is talking about Musk. He will need another stunt to get back into the headlines.
Why does Jeff Bezos have such a vendetta against Elon Musk? These anti-Elon articles by the Washington Post are simply embarrassing. Can't two billionaires get along?
So you convict Elon Musk for buying Twitter at 44 billion dollars so he can get 90 million subscribers? Think your math through. This would be an extremely expensive way to boost popularity. Of course, the Washington Post is envious of competition. Has bezos doing?
And he’s against it Leftists are losing their mind they are losing control over social media
Elon Musk will destroy Twitter
elonmusk won't boost people on Twitter when he's pushing hate speach on the platform. RIPTwitter ElonMuskNazi BOYCOTTTESLA
Can we purge the world of self absorbed billionaire Dunning Kugers?
The replies to this will be proof of that.
Yep. Whenever you are on a crypto or a douchebag Joe Rogan Twitter feed, it recommends Elon’s account.
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some automated accounts are actually good tho
Oh good point, let's keep em.
“Researchers” “fact checkers” “experts” 🤡🤡🤡
Oh stop. Elon Musk is so mean. Elon you and your Free Speech talk and Climate Change game-changers.
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