I think it's all media BS.
Since Elon bought twitter, that app is 100x better.
I remember before, i never saw content i want, never got ads i want, doesn't matter who i follow, i had bunch of garbage and bots on my home feed!
After Elon bought twitter, i really see what i want to see, i get what i want.
I think he set long term goals because in my eyes that app is far better, bots are long gone, politics is not pushed on surface as before and content makers can now earn money from ads revenue. win-win
Well it's kinda meh for me. I kinda agree with your part that it was like a pit for bots and just bunch of garbage posts due to how easily one can write a bot for it and just do mass posting. See those unnecessary follower you get in your news feed? Yeah that was one of the issues, and good thing that it isn't happening as much as it was before. No more of those "fake singles in your area" following your alter account.

I just hated that it became like subscription based now for some badges and ticks. I know it might not cost that much for people in US, but still I am not fan of that feature.