# Now that Elon Musk has bought Twitter - now the Pit edition (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 25, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442 "2022-04-25T22:50:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 9132
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2024, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/9132 "2024-03-04T18:10:57Z")
I blocked over 50 bots today. > [@wolfpup](#): > > So the purpose of the bots is to try to establish a relationship as a “follower” and then scam the victim? Is that all that this is about? Purposes vary. In the old days, people would buy bots to boost their follower count. Russia troll-bots were also popular: they were human moderated accounts that would attack the Dems, boost Trump and spread misinformation. Today’s bots are mostly porn-bots and scam-bots. Porn-bots have a link on their profile to onlyfans, an onlyfans knockoff, or a malware provider - who knows? Scam-bots hope for a follow back. So-called pig butchering is popular now: John Oliver profiled it. Chinese organized crime syndicates operate at a higher level. Endgame is to get you to invest in crypto, load a bogus app on your phone, raid your crypto wallet. Though there are a variety of harvesting methods. Details: > [@Fucking scammer motherfuckers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240/307): > > This is a nice hook. Disagree. Scam baiting is a legitimate hobby. I trust Ynnad knows about 419eater and other forums. “No way am I going to read that whole post.” Heh: I’m curious about a good way to bait pig butchers. Organized crime typically recruits them from foreign countries (eg India) on false pretenses, takes their papers, then sets them up in a compound in eg Cambodia. The frontline workers have training, motivation to earn enough money to pay off their debts to organized crime,… There are also data-bots that reportedly scrape accounts of those they follow. I’m not sure what the point of that is, and my internet sources were vague and presumably uninformed. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442)._