Who is surprised?

    • 312@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      If it’s so obvious why can’t you state it clearly?

      It seems like the insinuation is that Threads is artificially inflating user counts with “shadow accounts” that aren’t real - however it’s been clearly determined that they aren’t.

      So, if it’s not that, then, again… what’s the “so obvious” point I’m missing?

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        1 year ago

        Yeah, they aren’t creating shadow accounts. For a while if you logged into threads you even got a badge on your Instagram page with your sign up number on Threads.

      • sin_free_for_00_days@lemmy.one
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        1 year ago

        Oh god, I tire of you. Either trolling or just really dense. I’m going to block you and move on. I suggest you do the same. Jesus christ.

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          Super shitty response to the question you still haven’t given an answer to, after I reiterated again what my understanding of the “so obvious” point was.

          Whatever you want dude, happy to block you.

    • pvr@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      Your original point is clear, but it’s just not true. Meta isn’t manufacturing numbers. They just make it super easy to sign up in Threads by enabling everyone that has an Instagram account to log into it. There is really no need to create shadow accounts since you can’t create a Thread account without creating an Instragram account first.