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Twitter user tests to see how spam bots react after Elon Musk makes bold claim and is shocked at the response

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Published 19:03 7 Nov 2024 GMT

Twitter user tests to see how spam bots react after Elon Musk makes bold claim and is shocked at the response

In 2022 Elon Musk resolved to 'defeat the spam bots or die trying' alas, it's not quite happening as fast as the Twitter owner may've hoped

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck

A Twitter user has decided to test out just how rampant spam bots still are on the platform two years after Elon Musk declared to rid the site of them.

Elon Musk may've declared war on spam bots but it seems he still has quite a long way to go before he fully 'defeats' the like promised.

A post by an account called ELON FACTS shared on November 3 quoted one of Musk's tweets from 2022, reading: "In 2022, Elon Musk promised, 'We will defeat the spam bots or die trying!'

"Two years later, the spam bots appear to have basically vanished from š•."

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However, another Twitter user named Jeff quickly decided to test the theory that 'the spam bots appear to have basically vanished from X,' resharing the post writing: "We’ll see about that

"Locked account homework shrooms forgot password write essay weed drugs cashapp crypto onlyfans sugar daddy need money selling tickets."

The results of the test? Well, it's a bit awkward for Musk and his fan account.

An Elon Musk fan account claimed the spam bots have 'basically vanished' (Twitter/@ElonFactsX)
An Elon Musk fan account claimed the spam bots have 'basically vanished' (Twitter/@ElonFactsX)

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Sure enough, Jeff followed up his post with a screenshot of his Twitter DMs revealing after sharing the keywords, it didn't take long for his profile to get bombarded with a flurry of bots.

One message reads: "Hello, Not here for sexual harassment, do you need 450$."

Another message read: "Hey do you need $400 twice a week to help yourself financially no fees."

A third states: "How have you been lately? Can we chat?"

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And it's not taken long for users to weigh in on Jeff's unveiling.

One Twitter user wrote: "The spell worked."

Another added: "I'm screaming."

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A third commented: "Dude literally said: Autobots, roll out."

While a fourth said: "This is almost like a Reverse Captcha."

And a final resolved: "Bro hit the trigger word jackpot."

What's more, Jeff's test was backed up by context added by readers which refers to a post by another user which reads: "I was scammed hacked drained of my Metamask trust wallet phantom wallet crypto wallet seed phrase."

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As the context added, the bots are very much still alive and kicking (Twitter)
As the context added, the bots are very much still alive and kicking (Twitter)

Indeed, similarly to Jeff's post, it didn't take long for the bots to come crawling out of the woodwork, with one responding: "Have you recently fallen victim to a sophisticated cyberattack? Don't despair. I too was targeted by cunning cybercriminals, but the skilled team at @SecuredCybert successfully recovered my stolen funds."

Readers' additional context comment reads: "As evidenced by the botted comments to the referenced tweet below, spam bots have not 'vanished' from X. And having some bot replies 'hidden' doesn't mean they are gone, simply just stacked away at the bottom. They still exist."

Ah well, maybe in a few more years you'll finally defeat them, eh?

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UNILAD has contacted Twitter for comment.

Featured Image Credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images/Twitter/@MuhNameizJeff

Topics:Ā Twitter, Social Media, Elon Musk, Celebrity

Poppy Bilderbeck
Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible and is such a crisp fanatic the office has been forced to release them in batches.

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