Glyn MoodySep 22, 2023
Elon May Have Accidentally Revealed How ExTwitter Usage Has Dropped Massively Since His Takeover - https://www.techdirt.com/2023/09/22/elon-may-have-accidentally-revealed-how-extwitter-usage-has-dropped-massively-since-his-takeover/ fascinating, in-depth analysis from @mmasnick
Elon May Have Accidentally Revealed How ExTwitter Usage Has Dropped Massively Since His Takeover

Over the last few months, Elon Musk and Linda Yaccarino keep trying to claim that exTwitter is actually growing and more used than ever. Yaccarino has talked about “largest usage days” without defi…

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Show threadStuart Langridge
@glynmoody @mmasnick stupid question: tweets are individually numbered. I’m sure they’re not incrementally numbered, both because that’s hard to do distributed and to avoid the German tank problem, but… can one look at maximum tweet ID nine over time? Or do they randomise that number exactly to avoid someone doing that sort of analysis?
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Show threadGlyn MoodySep 23, 2023
@sil interesting, not seen anyone look at this @mmasnick