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Former Twitter Employees Claim Polls Are Major Targets for Bots

Elon Musk has made a number of decisions about the Twitter platform via polls posted on his profile, but ex-employees are warning that Twitter polls are a major target for bots and can be easily manipulated. Censor-happy Yoel Roth said, “Polls are more prone to manipulation than almost anything else.” Notably, Roth and the thousands of Twitter employees who have been laid off didn’t see to care much about the massive number of bots on Twitter until after Musk took over.

BERLIN, GERMANY DECEMBER 01: SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrives on the red carpe

Elon Musk: Twitter Has ‘Interfered in Elections’

Elon Musk claimed in a recent tweet that Twitter has “failed in trust & safety for a very long time and has interfered in elections.” Musk, the new owner of the platform, has promised to release internal documents to restore public trust in the company.

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Alrighty Then: Jim Carrey Says He’s ‘Leaving Twitter’

Left-wing actor Jim Carrey, who’s spent years posting conservative-bashing art work from his Twitter announced on Tuesday that he is “leaving Twitter.” Carrey didn’t give a reason but follows a flood of other A-list celebrities leaving the platform following Elon Musk’s takeover.

VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 05: Jim Carrey walks the red carpet ahead of the 'Jim &

Report: Elon Musk Says Apple Has ‘Mostly Stopped Advertising’ on Twitter, Was Top Advertiser in Q1

A new report reveals that Apple was Twitter’s biggest advertiser in Q1 2022, accounting for almost $50 million in revenue. Elon Musk now claims Tim Cook’s company has “mostly stopped advertising” on Twitter, a move that comes during the busy holiday shopping season.  The loss of such a major customer could be a problem for Musk’s Twitter before even taking into account Apple’s threat to drop the platform from the App Store.

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Chinese Bots Are Filling Twitter with Porn Spam to Hide Mass Protests in Major Cities

Chinese bots are spamming Twitter with posts primarily of porn and escorts in an attempt to stop the spread of news about massive protests against coronavirus lockdowns across the country. The spam operation is evidence of more problems for Elon Musk, with one former employee stating, “All the China influence operations and analysts at Twitter all resigned.”

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