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Nicki Minaj’s social media propped up by thousands of bots, analysis finds (www.politico.com)

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[-] IntrovertTurtle@lemmy.zip 33 points 1 week ago

I for one, am shocked. Shocked I say. /s

[-] WhatSaid@lem.ugh.im 23 points 1 week ago

She's gotta perform for her main demographic: not people.

[-] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 week ago

I really hope this means that social medial follower count loses credibility and is no longer a measure of anything.

[-] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

Aren't most famous accounts bot supported?

[-] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Why do you say that? The idea of fame is that you don't need to pretend to be famous. So I wouldn't think this is common.

[-] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Mostly based on the premise that the majority of X is comprised of bots.

[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Well, it would be rather humiliating for those with rather fragile egos and being pushed by Hollywood or the music industry or RW influencers that they are "famous" and then have shit for numbers.

I'm pretty sure it's fairly easy to hire out botnets or things like Mechanical Turk to give you fake traffic/followers, etc...I would not be surprised at all to find that most celebrities have someone doing some kind of a SEO stuff for their "brand".

[-] ryannathans@aussie.zone 1 points 1 week ago

Label companies have to keep their investments relevant

[-] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 11 points 1 week ago

It'd be news-worthy if it wasn't bots.

[-] cranakis@reddthat.com 7 points 1 week ago

Who? Is that the new token black woman at TPUSA? Candace Owen was busy?

[-] Drusas@fedia.io 1 points 1 week ago

New, "hipper" token black woman.

[-] foggy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Russia, if you're listening...

[-] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

Isn't that most of her career? Her music sucked before she hopped on the GOP bandwagon. Her fame has always felt incredibly manufactured.

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