Rolling StoneDec 1, 2022
EXCLUSIVE: Elon Musk has used Twitter polls to justify moves such as reinstating Trump’s account, but employees tell Rolling Stone the social network’s surveys are magnets for bots. They’re literally designed to be spammed and gamed. https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/elon-musk-twitter-polls-are-bot-driven-bullsht-1234639288/
Elon Musk's Twitter Polls Are Bot-Driven B.S., Ex-Employees Say

“Polls are more prone to manipulation than almost anything else [on Twitter]. It’s interesting, given his [Musk’s] use of polls,” Yoel Roth, the company’s former Head of Trust and Safety says…

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Show threadToxteth O'GradyDec 1, 2022
@RollingStone I figured as much. In fact, it was amusing to me that while Elon Musk's account followers are 70% bots, his poll only showed only a 52% "yes" vote for reinstating Trump. Thus my speculation that some of Musk's bots rebelled against him...
Show threadAlice Wetterlund Dec 3, 2022
@RollingStone @toxtethogrady wait hahah for real?
Show threadToxteth O'Grady
@alicewetterlund @RollingStone That was my reaction when Musk's poll was only a 52-48 split. One of those programs that counts bots claimed 70% of Musk's followers (and 70% of those following Joe Biden) exhibited bot characteristics. The great thing about the bot counters is they all come up with different answers. Twitter's own bot counter (which was there before Musk) counted far fewer, but Musk didn't believe it...
Dec 3, 2022 at 4:57pmWeb