– How do the “P***Y I N B I O” bots on Twitter / X actually work as a business model?

Question

(Obviously I am not five so you can explain this as if I am a dumb 27 year old). These bots reply to any even vaguely popular post now, but how are they making anyone money? Just from impressions? Are people fooled by them? Is money changing hands?

In: Other

Answer 1

“In short, this is why PIB accounts exist: If just one unfortunate X user clicks through — and through, and through, and through — and ultimately signs up for a scam dating site, the site’s owner makes bank, and maybe a freelance PIB spammer gets a few bucks.”

From this article in New York Magazine:

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/who-is-behind-all-the-pussy-in-bio-porn-spam-on-x.html