Social media startup IRL is shutting down after an investigation by its board concluded that 95% of its claimed 20M MAUs in 2022 were “automated or from bots”
What is it about SoftBank that attracted so many grifters? — https://www.theinformation.com/ ... Twitter: Jessica Lessin / @jessicalessin : 95% fake!!! IRL raised $200 million from Softbank, Founder...
Social media startup IRL is shutting down after an investigation by its board concluded that 95% of its claimed 20M MAUs were “automated or from bots”
Last year, the CEO of messaging app IRL repeatedly said it had 20 million monthly active users, who chatted about shared interests and planned real-world events together. LinkedIn: Michael Jackson . B...
Study: being corrected by another user for posting false political news increases subsequent sharing of low quality, partisan, and toxic content
Twitter is a hellscape and it only gets worse when you point out some is sharing bad information. — Matthew Gault Tweets: @katie_roof , @iansherr , and @adrienneroyer Tweets: Katie Roof / @katie_roo...
eBay confirms that ex-CEO Devin Wenig is the person who allegedly ordered six eBay employees to initiate a cyberstalking campaign; Wenig is not being charged
Surveillance. Harassment. A live cockroach delivery. US attorneys have charged six former eBay workers in association with an outrageous cyberstalking campaign. Tweets: @karlbode , @wired , @lachla...