The Twitter whistleblower just got a subpoena from Elon Musk

https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/29/23327036/elon-musk-zatko-mudge-subpoena-twitter-trial-documents-bots

7 2 4 years ago

"Zatko’s disclosures, filed with the SEC and first obtained by The Washington Post and CNN, made numerous claims of negligent security procedures and intentionally deceptive practices. Among claims made in the documents, Zatko alleges that Twitter knowingly downplayed the level of bot activity on the platform — something that Musk has cited as a central reason for attempting to back out of the deal to purchase the company."

Elon Musk needs all the dirt he can get on Twitter so he can legally argue that Twitter was dishonest and that the terms of his acquisition deal should not be valid.

These revelations by Zatko might be exactly what he is looking for.

andrewdb• 4 years ago

Premise 1: Showing ads to bots is generally not good for business.

Premise 2: Showing ads to humans is generally good for business.

Premise 3: A cohort can be created to hold humans (called mDAU).

Premise 4: Only show ads to the mDAU cohort.

Therefore, it is reasonable that increasing the number of humans in mDAU is better for business, because it means more humans are viewing ads. Assuming for sake of argument that the cohort process works well to exclude the bots, increasing mDAU is good for business and should be incentivized.

The Twitter whistleblower just got a subpoena from Elon Musk

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