Elon Musk's X follower count bloated by millions of new, inactive accounts (mashable.com)
We took a close look at Elon Musk's more than 150 million followers on X aka Twitter. What we found is…concerning.
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We took a close look at Elon Musk's more than 150 million followers on X aka Twitter. What we found is…concerning.
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