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by alaricus 1495 days ago
> Parag says you cannot get a reliable indication of bot/not bot without this internal private data

That's convenient isn't it?

This report made headlines because it aligns with everyone's experience with Twitter: almost everyone on Twitter is either a bot or a corporate managed account.

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That doesn't align with my experience. The vast majority of what I see in my feed is real people. I do know, however, that if I look at the replies to any viral tweet that a large percentage of them will be through fake accounts.