Here’s how Elon Musk calculated the number of bots on Twitter

Botometer is the tool Elon Musk used to make his initial claim about the number of bots on Twitter.

Here's how Elon Musk calculated the number of bots on Twitter

Elon Musk claims Twitter has a lot more bots on its platform than it'd like you to believe. CNN's Clare Duffy explains how to use Botometer, the software Musk used to make his initial estimate for the number of bots on the site.

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