In a call with CEOs on Thursday, Twitter stated that as part of its disagreement with Elon Musk about “spam bots,” Twitter removes 1 million spam accounts every day. They also shared thoughts about the company’s phony and automated Twitter accounts. Earlier, Tesla’s CEO had threatened to pull out of the agreement if Twitter failed to show that less than 5% of its daily active users are spam accounts.
Twitter assesses accounts chosen at random to check for spam
Twitter states that fewer than 5% of its active user (based on each quarter) are spam accounts. The company asserted that to determine whether an account is not fake, it evaluates “thousands of accounts.” However, the accounts are chosen randomly and examine both public and private data.
To ascertain how many accounts are spam, it also has IP addresses, phone numbers, geolocation, and how the account acts while it is active. Moreover, private information like IP addresses, and whereabouts was not there in the “firehose” given to Musk because it isn’t available to the general public. Twitter claims, “This sensitive information can avoid incorrectly designating real accounts as spam.”
Twitter says not all spam accounts are bad bots
Fake social media profiles have been a problem for years. Advertisers base their decision-making on the number of users provided by social media sites. Most users believe that spam bots can amplify messages and spread fake information. However, during the event, Twitter made a point that not all automated accounts are malicious bots.
To distinguish what the company refers to as “good bots”—for instance, accounts that deliver news, health, or weather updates. It also developed a badge for automated accounts last year.
The issue with phony accounts is one that Twitter and its investors are well aware of. The business has been submitting its most accurate forecasts to the US Securities and Exchange Commission for years. However, it has also expressed concern that its estimates might be too low.
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