Business Standard Elon Musk wants to get rid of Twitter spam bots. What are they?
After an initial hiccup -- marked by intense media glare-- the world’s richest man known for his penchant for controversy, has finally locked the deal to purchase Twitter for about $44 billion. The social media users -- and the Twitter as a company too-- are waiting with bated breath for the change of guard, and also the changes which Elon Musk will bring with him.
Twitter CEO Parag Agarwal may be a worried man now. And so are those floating spam bots. While he was executing the takeover, the Tesla and SpaceX chief had tweeted that he would defeat the spam bots on Twitter or 'die trying'. Musk has called spam bots the “single most annoying problem” on the social media platform.But, why have these bots earned Musk's ire? Have you seen Twitter accounts claiming that they have found a cure for Covid-19? Or, perhaps touting a get-rich-quick scheme powered by cryptocurrencies? Then you've possibly come across Twitter bots. These bots are used for trolling and spreading misinformation. The purpose behind their use can range from influencing national elections to spreading malware. Twitter bots have earned favour with scammers as a tool that can infiltrate social media accounts and potentially even a user's personal information.
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