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What a graph of 8,000 fake Twitter accounts looks like

Recently I've been plagued with Tweets saying that I'm "trending in London." As flattering as that is, it's not true. There appears to be a network of Twitter bots which are randomly repeating other people's tweets, ripping off avatars and bios, and generally causing a nuisance. Looking at the users' Twitter name, I…
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Mar 9, 2015What a graph of 8,000 fake Twitter accounts looks like by edent19960

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