Elon Musk’s X removes 1.7 million bots, sow sets sights on DM spam

X, formerly Twitter, has removed approximately 1.7 million bots that were flooding reply sections with spam and irrelevant ...

X Cleans House: 1.7 Million Bots Removed as Elon Musk Targets Next Phase of AI Policing

X combats reply spam by removing 1.7 million bots, focusing on enhancing user experience with upcoming link-sharing tests.
The Daily Dot

‘I’m tired of his lies’: Twitter user debunks Elon Musk’s bot removal claims with 2 simple words

A Twitter user exposed just how prevalent bots still are on the platform, even as Elon Musk claims to have worked tirelessly to rid the site of them. “Sugar Daddy,” she tweeted. The thread has over ...
Forbes

Musk’s X Says Its Purging Bots—Here’s How The Platform Has Struggled To Squash Its Bot Problem

Elon Musk and X, formerly known as Twitter, said Thursday that X is beginning a purge of bots that have persisted on the platform since before Musk purchased it in 2022, the latest measure taken by ...
ksn.com

Match Group Tells Spammers To Bot Off As It Continues Investing In Automated Tools To Remove Fraudsters

Match Group says it companies have blocked nearly 5 million spam and bot accounts in the first quarter at sign up or before a user sees it DALLAS, June 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- To mark Internet Safety ...
The Next Web

Facebook adopts a new troll battling technique — but it’s got bigger problems from its past

Facebook says that it now uses the same techniques as bot removal to combat human trolls and spammers. The company told Reuters that this new approach is similar to what its security team uses to shut ...