X Suspends Fake Expert Jon Uhler For Inauthentic Activity

Subject of our reporting buys engagement, loses his account

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Jon Uhler, a subject of our reporting here at The Distance in 2024, has been suspended from the X app for inauthentic activity after apparently purchasing thousands of follows from suspicious accounts that liked and retweeted him (‘bots’).

As a result of our investigation, his follower count on X had dwindled by several hundred active users. Mr. Uhler’s tweets were getting less engagement as they became more deranged and former allies distanced themselves.

When the loneliness got to be too much for him, he once again decided to buy some companionship. We consider this development a validation of our work exposing the pathetic frauds and manifold abuses of Mr. Uhler.

Last Wednesday, Uhler-watchers noted something odd was happening to his follower count. This screenshot was taken right away. After a year of losing ground, he had suddenly gained hundreds of new social media acolytes. His tweets, which had languished in the algorithmic swamps …