r/BlackPeopleTwitter ☑️ 4d ago

Been saying y’all have been arguing with bots

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u/BombsNBeer ☑️ 4d ago

This is actually closer to view botting. This is a bunch of phones watching the same video/scrolling through the same article to generate views, watch ads, etc to improve the media's visibility. Picture shows that many are open on the same app, but watching the video you can see all they do is scroll. the screens shown in blue circles will transition to the current red circle screen

Usually response botting is done with a computer (this might have changed in recent years)

https://preview.redd.it/na00yv8m4p9d1.png?width=704&format=png&auto=webp&s=49ab159b814e85edaf248da28dd88b9a26885ff8

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u/zipcodelove 4d ago

This is your average K-pop fan mass streaming music videos so they can inflate view counts and live vicariously through someone else’s success

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u/DLottchula 👱🏿Black Guy™ who wants a Romphim 4d ago

I remember I calling a BTS song funky and getting attacked for weeks because they thought I was saying the song stunk

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u/zipcodelove 4d ago

Oh they’re the most unhinged out of all of them, you should see what they do to music journalists who dare to give them anything but a 5/5 rating

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u/DLottchula 👱🏿Black Guy™ who wants a Romphim 4d ago

My BM is/was a K-pop Stan. I wish I had known before the condom broke