\u2013 Advertisement \u2013<\/span><\/p>\n Hoskinson is worried about the spike in bots\u2019 activities on Twitter.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Charles Hoskinson, the founder of the leading blockchain project Cardano, has questioned the Twitter cryptocurrency community about increased bot activities on the microblogging platform.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In a recent tweet today, Hoskinson asked whether his followers had also observed a massive increase in bots\u2019 comments on tweets in recent times.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHas anyone noticed a big increase recently of bots commenting on tweets?\u201d<\/em> Hoskinson quizzed his followers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Has anyone noticed a big increase recently of bots commenting on tweets?<\/p>\n \u2014 Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles) August 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n Twitter Users\u2019 Reaction<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Hoskinson\u2019s question has attracted a lot of engagement from his followers and other Twitter users. The majority of Twitter users who commented on the development answered in the affirmative.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n A Twitter user who goes by the username @CardanoNoodz said<\/a>:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThey instantly respond and then paired bots post responses directly after. In other words, scams are beginning to scale.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Other Twitter user <\/span>@Hammy_ada <\/span>said.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNot just your tweets; these bots just raid any accounts associated with Crypto.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Massive Spike in Bot Activities on Social Media Platforms<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n This is not the first time people have complained about increased bot activities on various social media platforms, especially Twitter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Bots have been used by malefactors to automatically generate tweets and like and comment on other users\u2019 tweets in the interest of the bot owners. The illicit practice has defrauded many unsuspecting social media users of their funds, running into millions of dollars.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Musk\u2019s Intention to Combat Twitter Bot Activities Halted<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n As reported by TheCryptoBasic, Elon Musk, the CEO of American electric car company Tesla, stated his interest in purchasing Twitter for several reasons, including <\/span>combating increased bots\u2019 activities on the platform<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIf our Twitter bid succeeds, we will defeat the spam bots or die trying,\u201d<\/em> Musk said.\u00a0<\/span>Hoskinson favored the idea of Musk eliminating Twitter spam bots, as he shared a gif in the comment section, which has the caption: \u2018Hell yeah.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Meanwhile, Musk\u2019s bid to eliminate Twitter spam bots also lured Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) to\u00a0<\/span>pledge a $400 million investment<\/span><\/a>\u00a0toward the world\u2019s richest man\u2019s Twitter takeover.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Unfortunately, Musk announced last month that\u00a0<\/span>he had pulled out of the deal<\/span><\/a>\u00a0due to the company\u2019s failure to meet contractual terms on providing data on spam activity on the platform.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt seems Twitter is \u2018dramatically\u2019 understating the proportion of spam accounts represented in active user count. Twitter has either ignored or rejected requests for further information,\u201d Fox Business Journalist tweeted following Musk\u2019s refusal to continue with the deal.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Meanwhile, the Twitter board revealed\u00a0<\/span>it would take legal action to compel Musk to close the transaction<\/span><\/a>\u00a0on the price and terms agreed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u2013 Advertisement \u2013<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Source: https:\/\/thecryptobasic.com\/2022\/08\/27\/cardano-founder-laments-the-massive-increase-in-bots-activities-on-twitter\/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cardano-founder-laments-the-massive-increase-in-bots-activities-on-twitter<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/thecryptobasic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Follow-Us-On-Google-News.png\" "\\"\\"")
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