avatarGirish Babu (Entrepreneur, Advisor, Exec, MBA)

Summary

Medium has completed a purge to remove bad actors and bots, leading to a more accurate count of followers and a healthier platform.

Abstract

Medium has recently carried out a significant purge to eliminate bad actors and bots from its platform. This action has resolved discrepancies in audience statistics and improved the integrity of the follower count. The author notes that their audience stats now align with the actual number of followers, with about 40 bad followers removed from their list. Despite the progress, the author still observes impersonating accounts and suggests that Medium should implement measures to prevent accounts with similar patterns from being created. The author remains optimistic about the platform's future and is committed to reporting any suspicious activity to maintain a positive environment for all users.

Opinions

  • The author appreciates Medium's initiative to purge bad actors and bots, viewing it as a positive step towards maintaining the platform's integrity.
  • The author has previously written about the impact of these bad actors on the platform, highlighting the issue's significance.
  • After the purge, the author's Audience stats no longer show a discrepancy, which is seen as an improvement.
  • The author reports still encountering impersonating accounts and provides examples, indicating ongoing concerns about platform security.
  • The author calls for Medium to take quicker action against accounts with suspicious patterns, suggesting a need for improved detection and prevention systems.
  • The author expresses a desire to see Medium continue to grow and maintain a healthy environment for its community.

Medium Purge of Bad Actors and Bots — lots more to do

Photo by sebastiaan stam on Unsplash

The grand Medium Purge from a few days ago has been completed!

I appreciate Medium taking this step to prevent bad actors and bots from flooding this platform.

I wrote about this earlier:

Let’s look at what has transpired after that exercise.

My Audience stats no longer has a discrepancy (called out in the second link above) between the Profile page and Audience stats page.

Author’s screenshot
Author’s screenshot

I had about 40 bad followers on my list at the end of this exercise.

While I’m happy about that, I still see at least 2 impersonating accounts per day (which I promptly report). here are some screenshots I took a few days ago. (cue: Ryan Canady, Leonard Tillerman, Lea Bardot).

Author’s screenshot

Medium, can we do something quickly to prevent messages/accounts with similar patterns (the message is nearly consistent with each of these)?

I hope to see this platform continue to thrive and keep the energy healthy for all of us!

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