GZERO World Clips
Was Elon Musk right about Twitter's bots?
Was Elon Musk Right About Twitter’s Bots? | GZERO World
August 02, 2022
The world's richest man is trying to get out of buying Twitter because the social media platform has a lot more fake accounts than he thought.
But does he have a point? Certainly, says Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, who even recalls one social network with bots accounting for half of its users.
Companies could easily get rid of fake accounts, Haugen tells Ian Bremmer on GZERO World, but then businesses would lose out.
"If you can have a 1% drop in the number of users on your site, and you can have a 10% drop in the valuation of your company, that's huge," she says, adding that this discourages taking down networks of bots.
Watch the GZERO World episode: Why social media is broken & how to fix it
From Your Site Articles
- Why EU social media regulation matters to you - GZERO Media ›
- Hard Numbers: Musk threatens Twitter, Sri Lanka's president won't ... ›
- The Graphic Truth: Twitter doesn't rule the social world - GZERO Media ›
- Elon Musk to buy Twitter: will misinformation thrive? - GZERO Media ›
- Twitter's scent of Musk - GZERO Media ›
- Whistleblowers & how to activate a new era of digital accountability - GZERO Media ›
- Elon Musk wants a way out of Twitter - GZERO Media ›
More For You
- YouTube
In this Quick Take, Ian Bremmer addresses the killing of Alex Pretti at a protest in Minneapolis, calling it “a tipping point” in America’s increasingly volatile politics.
Most Popular
- YouTube
Who decides the boundaries for artificial intelligence, and how do governments ensure public trust? Speaking at the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos, Arancha González Laya, Dean of the Paris School of International Affairs and former Foreign Minister of Spain, emphasized the importance of clear regulations to maintain trust in technology.
- YouTube
Will AI change the balance of power in the world? At the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos, Ian Bremmer addresses how artificial intelligence could redefine global politics, human behavior, and societal stability.
Ian Bremmer sits down with Finland’s President Alexander Stubb and the IMF’s Kristalina Georgieva on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum to discuss President Trump’s Greenland threats, the state of the global economy, and the future of the transatlantic relationship.
© 2025 GZERO Media. All Rights Reserved | A Eurasia Group media company.