▲ 299 ▼ Elon Musk's X follower count bloated by millions of new, inactive accounts (mashable.com) submitted 3 years ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/technology@lemmy.world 40 comments fedilink hide all child comments We took a close look at Elon Musk's more than 150 million followers on X aka Twitter. What we found is…concerning.
[+] 30mag@lemmy.world 17 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sgx@lemmy.world 11 points 3 years ago (1 child) When you follow the money, yes. Users who register'share' the as adrevenue. You need to have a lot of exposure and followers to get the check written. Guess who's getting more money ... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] 30mag@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sgx@lemmy.world 11 points 3 years ago (1 child) When you follow the money, yes. Users who register'share' the as adrevenue. You need to have a lot of exposure and followers to get the check written. Guess who's getting more money ... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] 30mag@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] 30mag@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent