Elon Musk's X follower count bloated by millions of new, inactive accounts
Elon Musk's X follower count bloated by millions of new, inactive accounts
We took a close look at Elon Musk's more than 150 million followers on X aka Twitter. What we found is…concerning.

We took a close look at Elon Musk's more than 150 million followers on X aka Twitter. What we found is…concerning.
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AbidanYre @lemmy.world Is there a way to block content other than community and user yet? I'm getting really sick of hearing about Elon.
36 2 Replymonkey @lemmy.world Sync for Lemmy has keyword filtering:
12 1 Reply𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏 @lemmy.one For other sync users, you can change those settings here
12 0 ReplynoUsernamesLef7 @infosec.pub Neat
5 0 Replylejsh @lemmy.ml That's so cool.
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db2 @sopuli.xyz The best bet would be to make a feature request for a mobile client to add word/phrase filtering.
12 1 ReplyStrangle @lemmy.world I’d just like to be able to block bot posts
8 1 ReplyTemetra @kbin.social
You can disable seeing bots on Lemmy, in your settings. Not sure if this carries over to apps though.
7 0 ReplyStrangle @lemmy.world I’ve heard this, I should log into the website and look. I use an app though
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stopthatgirl7 @kbin.social OP
I mean, I’m not a bot, tho. 🤨
8 1 ReplyStrangle @lemmy.world Sorry, I didn’t mean to imply that you were
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Ab_intra @lemmy.world
You can in your settings.
3 0 ReplyWHARRGARBL @kbin.social Is stopthatgirl7 a bot?
1 0 Replystopthatgirl7 @kbin.social OP
I am most decidedly not. Just terminally online while I’m on a long vacation.
6 0 ReplyTJA! @sh.itjust.works
This girl has to be stopped!
3 0 ReplyWHARRGARBL @kbin.social Thank you. I was hoping you’re real - I enjoy all your posts!
2 0 Replystopthatgirl7 @kbin.social OP
Aww, thank you! I try to post things I think are interesting and other people will like.
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MajorHavoc @lemmy.world I've just started blocking the user that posts it. Not the best solution, but it's cutting a lot of it out if my feed
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