@flugennock I learned via @darius that handles like that are the result of a (imo terrible) design decision made during a 2017 update to Twitter's on boarding flow
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@flugennock I learned via @darius that handles like that are the result of a (imo terrible) design decision made during a 2017 update to Twitter's on boarding flow No comments
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@datatitian @darius Still, it's a great addition to the criteria for judging whether or not an account is fake — string of numerals at the end of the handle + <100 followers + join date <1 year ago = BZZZT FAKE.