Welcome to open source, Elon. Your Twitter code just got a CVE for shadow ban bug
As a result, Lois said, Twitter's current recommendation algorithm"allows for coordinated hurting of account reputation without recourse." Mitre has assignedBecause this bug is in Twitter's recommendation algorithm, it means that accounts that have been subject to mass blocking are essentially"shadow-banned," and won't show up in recommendations despite the user being unaware they've been penalized.
Lois pointed to several examples of Twitter users encouraging mass follows and unfollows, blocking and other actions that have disproportionately negative weight on targeted accounts as examples that the behavior is being exploited in the wild. Lois also said apps such as, which allow Twitter users to mass-filter accounts, are formalized tools that - whether intentional or not - end up having the same effect on users who run afoul of block lists.
A number of Twitter users have said the bug could be exploited by botnet armies, and it didn't take long for Twitter owner Elon Musk to catch the scent of his favorite Twitter conspiracy on the wind.
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