The article illustrates how Elon Musk's ownership of X affects content visibility, with view counts serving as a metric to gauge the platform's priorities in user engagement.
The authors take a critical look at view count accuracy on X, emphasizing that while the figures may be questionable, they reveal the relative importance of posts based on company intentions.
This analysis recalls an earlier interactive project by Periscopic, which demonstrated how data can illustrate patterns — starting small and expanding rapidly to show broader trends.
The initial data point presented in the article serves as an eye-catching anecdote, setting the stage for viewers to consider the wider implications of visibility on social media.
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