Elon Musk: Twitter deal cannot progress without proof on bot numbers

Twitter already has an impossible task of minimizing the reach of disinformation bot armies.

Musk was talking out of his ass about 'fixing everything' by not 'censoring' anyone. Then someone with a brain explained the issue, he realized that his plan was stupid, and now he is backing out.

To explain if you don't know how it works, bot armies don't actually do the 'heavy lifting' disseminating misinformation. They purely sow the seeds. People are stupid enough to be duped and do the work free of charge.

The issue is, many corporations also use these same tactics to sell product, and they call this tactic 'guerilla marketing'. Isn't that right, Musk?

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