How Fake Is Twitter’s User Data? More So Than in the Case of Fake Book or Screw YouTube But Not by Much,The Data Are Subject to Manipulation in the Extreme, in Other Words Fake Data

HNewsWire: Twitter will become  irrelevant, According to recent reports, many people believe Elon Musk will not be the savior of Twitter from its mystery algorithms that slow, block, and delete perfectly good accounts only because staff and management have political vendettas against them.
San Diego is shown on April 25, 2022, using the Twitter software on a digital gadget.

That Elon's need for improved data is a cover for emotional uncertainty is stated to be the case. The opposite is true. This might become yet another modern-day scandal if he is right about Twitter's under-reporting of the enormous number of bogus accounts and bot armies that utilize its site.

Twitter claims that the percentage is merely 5%.

With the use of a crowd-sourced survey, Elon has determined that the true number is likely closer to 20 percent.

However, Twitter is refusing to reveal the facts. What may be the reason behind this? When it comes to determining how much an advertiser pays for ad space on a site, the reach data offered by these companies—this applies not just to Twitter, but to countless others—is critical.

Musk has agreed to get the "firehouse" of all Twitter data, according to WaPo (a service they already provide to several clients). However, we don't know for sure how accurate that "Firehouse" is...

Advertisers buy your material from these firms, which you contribute because you want your opinions to be acknowledged. An aggregate assessment of how many people are using the platform and how wide its reach is used to bill advertisers for access to your brain. It's critical that we get this right.

These firms have, however, not always functioned with the greatest degree of precision. Extreme care is used in manipulating the data. Fake accounts pretending to be celebrities with enormous followings have been a problem for Twitter, for example. It's reasonable to assume that Twitter's major emphasis should be getting rid of such accounts.

Over the years, I've spent a lot of time and energy trying to get rid of them. Who has this much time? It's absurd. Take a look at this issue that has been going on for a while now. Martin Kulldorff, a Brownstone resident, has a well-known Twitter account, yet I can simply search his name and find several bogus ones. Take note of the subtle variations in the spellings. This isn't even close to being a difficult problem to solve! Is there anything Twitter can do about it? Not for some weeks now.

According to this, Twitter has a serious issue on its hands. By putting its energy into addressing an issue that affects all users, it might have accomplished more than just blocking bad accounts.

However, the stakes are more than that. Consider that Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, has launched an inquiry into Twitter. According to the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, if a corporation misrepresents its actual user base, it might be held liable for damages. Paxton has given the business until June 27, 2022, to show how it derives the statistics it has habitually used to sell advertising space to other companies. We'll have to wait and see. It's likely to go to court.

Considering Twitter's hesitancy and apparent lack of openness in this situation, it's not surprising. It has ramifications for the whole internet. It's really simple to tamper with this info. A user is not always a user. People have mastered the art of manipulating the system in order to gain power. People who have set up an account but haven't signed in for years are counted as users by companies.

When it comes to cleaning up your online presence, I've learned the hard way how difficult it can be. As a result, I opened a Snap-chat account (don't judge me). Then I got tired of it and threw it away. I discovered the app recently and chose to deactivate my subscription. I gave up after 30 minutes of trying, having lost all of my login information and having spent an eternity looking for a way out. I could have fixed the problem, but it would have been too time-consuming. There's probably another dozen or two accounts like this one out there.

In the meanwhile, I'm certain that these firms have my contact information on file. "It's a scam," as one person put it.

When I first started keeping an eye on a specific media team's YouTube conduct, I realized something was off about the outlandish claims they made.

I performed a thorough investigation into this supposed traffic one day. An astounding 95 percent were brief glimpses, with the majority coming from far-flung locales throughout the planet. Apparently, the production business was paying pennies for views that were not really views. However, this can only be discovered by a thorough investigation. It's still there, but it's hidden.

The issue at hand is massive and pervasive. A similar issue arose with Facebook. There are several instances of overcharging in this area. Fake users, views, and traffic may easily be generated. Because investors and advertisers are so readily fooled, these media outlets can't resist. I've worked as an administrator for a long time, and I can tell you that the reality is far different from what these firms claim.

The whole social media sector will benefit greatly from Elon's investigation into this. Even if he never owns Twitter, he will compel more openness and truthfulness in the social media platform. In addition to Twitter and YouTube, there might be a number of other high-profile controversies brewing. These findings might lead to a significant adjustment in the value of a corporation.

There's a bigger picture in this. Think about how these firms are using their resources. They're putting their employees through the wringer to find grounds to prohibit anybody with right-wing sentiments. Their government-ordered purges have resulted in the deletion of tens of millions of otherwise legal accounts belonging to individuals who have spoken their minds. Every day, every hour, there are more and more bans.

They've also let bot armies run amok, which has had a profoundly negative impact on the user experience. Meaning that instead of carrying out their responsibilities, they are abusing the position to further their own personal agendas.

This can't go on forever. But now is the time to face the facts. It will all come out eventually. This is the time of reckoning.

Twitter's current woes are indicative of a larger trend in the economy. Economic confidence has plummeted precipitously, according to a recent survey. Most people polled by the Wall Street Journal feel the economy is either bad or worse. The unhappiness is growing.

Companies that profited from the lockdowns they championed and pushed on behalf of governments throughout the globe may have their clocks reset in this atmosphere. Elon's planned purchase of Twitter will not help the privileged censors who have depended on false figures for years.