One of the takeaways of AM being hacked was that a ton of accounts were fake, and existed to create the idea of a busy site, to add social proof and validity-by-numbers.

The AM hacks were like decade and change ago, and Tate’s fanbase is mostly younger. I’m sure there is some overlap but probably small.

Wonder how many were bots, like Ashley Madison, that exist to pump numbers and increase engagement

Welp never buying anything D-Link ever again