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Sets the default experience to not have bots
Turns off the experience to not have bots
What are you going to do about the bots?

Just happy there is an option. I prefer to see all for sure. Tbh I don't see too many bot-ish things personally, and if I do, well maybe I'll either have to control it manually or go to priority mode.

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I am def glad the option exists but I am more concerned that literally hundreds of my followers may be bots. The impacts downstream of that may be algorithm-bending for those who do accrue larger followings thanks to these bots and engagement farming. I suppose this is where power user badges come into play.

You can unfollow accounts you don't interact with often enough. That's a good feature. Pruning your own following in other ways would be a good thought experiment too.

Interesting to see how it plays out, tbh. I suppose in the end you can't control who follows (or can you🤔)