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Ask HN: Why hasn't Twitter done anything about this bot army following Trump?

2 pointsby Huhtyalmost 8 years ago
90% of his new followers are all brand new accounts that have no followers, no profile pic, etc.<p>Yet Twitter is completely OK with this it seems.<p>https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;realDonaldTrump&#x2F;followers

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exolymphalmost 8 years ago
Twitter is filled with bots in general, and they often follow popular accounts. I wouldn&#x27;t necessarily conclude that this is Trump-specific, although that&#x27;s also possible.<p>The general conclusion, since Twitter itself won&#x27;t explain, is that they don&#x27;t want to tank user numbers, which would weigh down their stock even further.