Everyone is talking about how Tucker Carlson's "Ep. 1" post on twitter got 83 million views, but if you go to the twitter API it lists only 19 million views. If you go to any Nitter instance you will only see 19 million views. It certainly seems like the official Twitter UI is displaying a number that is different from the actual view count in the Twitter Database.See for your self:
[ - ] HeyJames 1 point 2 yearsJun 7, 2023 15:41:46 ago (+1/-0)
Tucker is the best deradicalizer. He'll speak the truth and get everyone riled up and then end with how only democrats are racist or violent and we all should just vote and comply
Tucker is the best deradicalizer. He'll speak the truth and get everyone riled up and then end with how only democrats are racist or violent and we all should just vote and comply
Twitter counts views differently on their view counts on the feed.
If you only watch a few minutes, it counts as a view on the feed. Whereas the API and Nitter, which uses the API, counts full views. Also, I think but not sure, the view count in the feed will count 2 views if you watch the video twice.
[ + ] Thyhorrorcosmic103
[ - ] Thyhorrorcosmic103 1 point 2 yearsJun 7, 2023 18:51:29 ago (+1/-0)
[ + ] HeyJames
[ - ] HeyJames 1 point 2 yearsJun 7, 2023 15:41:46 ago (+1/-0)
[ + ] prototype
[ - ] prototype 0 points 2 yearsJun 7, 2023 19:54:15 ago (+0/-0)
When you're right you're right.
[ + ] carnold03
[ - ] carnold03 0 points 2 yearsJun 8, 2023 07:58:10 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] FreeinTX
[ - ] FreeinTX 0 points 2 yearsJun 7, 2023 17:48:28 ago (+0/-0)
If you only watch a few minutes, it counts as a view on the feed. Whereas the API and Nitter, which uses the API, counts full views. Also, I think but not sure, the view count in the feed will count 2 views if you watch the video twice.
Mark Dice explained this a while back.