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Ars Technica

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Followers
2.08M
Posts
151.9K
Following
1.2K
Account age
19 yrs
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🕵️ Fake follower check 📊 Engagement rate 💰 What they charge

📊 Post performance

7.6K
Avg views / post
0.4%
Reach vs followers
Jan 2007
On X since

🔥 Top post: eBay, former execs pay $56M to settle “bloody pig mask” harassme · 45K views

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence
128.6 / week
A very active account — multiple posts a day, an always-on feed.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 0 video · 0 image · 18 text.
Follower / following
1.7K×
Follows 1.2K back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.
Verification
✓ X Premium
A paid X Premium (Blue) verified account.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined X in 2007 — 19 years ago.
👁️Averages 7.6K views per post.
📤Posts about 128.6× per week.
💬0% engagement rate.
🏅Earned the 1M Followers for passing 1M followers.

🛡️ Audience credibility

46/100
Fair Credibility score
69%
Mixed Real audience
Medium Fake-follower risk
High Data confidence
  • Est. 69% real, active audience · Medium fake-follower risk.
  • Low engagement (~0.4% of followers engage each post) — a sign of an inflated or inactive audience.
  • Organic base — far more followers than accounts it follows.
  • Verified account.
  • Established account (19+ years old).
  • 0% engagement — below the ~10.8% typical for this size.

Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

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