I'm sure lots are bots because we know that Twitter has a big problem with them anyways.
But its rather simplistic and naive to go ahead and assume that it is only being done by one side. If it is this easy, then any big account that is trying to exert influence via their follower account and reach is going to manipulate everything they can in order to do that.
This is one of the bigger issues that Twitter has, and has been a big complaint by many when it comes to 'why isn't this being fixed', and it really isn't a left/right issue, but rather why isn't the company improving on the platform to generate shareholder value issue.
What is happening is really strange though because as far as I know, Twitter just locked down the source code and perhaps other stuff to make sure nothing gets wrecked by a disgruntled employee, and that was probably a condition of the purchase agreement.
Lots of people are saying their follower accounts are going through the roof, and it cannot be organic growth. So either it is bots, or someone shut down all the 'shadow banning' that has been rumored to happen for many years. Either way really strange.
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