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unethical_ban 49 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Manufactured consensus on x.com

The API shutdown allows a flooding of bots, crippled 3rd party apps and the moderator tools that kept things clean.

But I don't think the "crusades" are always bot related. Movements get momentum.

gruez 49 days ago [–]

>The API shutdown allows a flooding of bots, crippled 3rd party apps and the moderator tools that kept things clean.

I thought they backed down on the API changes for moderators?

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