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Growth for growth's sake doesn't have anything to do with fake news, astroturfing or bots.
by actionscripted 7y ago
Growth for growth's sake doesn't have anything to do with fake news, astroturfing or bots.
- smachiz 7y agoExcept for all those bots counting as users for growth, and the fake engagement by bots counting as growth, and the fake news driving real clicks from real people counting as growth........
- slg 7y agoGrowth is the implied motivation for not cutting down on fake news, astroturfing, and bots. When you are selling yourself on engagement and user numbers, you have an incentive to continue allowing fake engagement and users.