Follower Counts Lie: An Indie Dev Built a 'Mirror of Truth' for X
tinyfool · x · 2026-10-11
tinyfool shared an article on how misleading follower counts are: an account following 1,000 with 1,000 followers and one following 50 with 10,000 followers look similar, but the former is likely mutual-follow inflation while the latter reflects real audience. The author built a 'demon-revealing mirror' tool for X to expose this.
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