[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.] #  @bgedelman Ben Edelman Ben Edelman posts on X about applovin, sec, $app, consent the most. They currently have XXXXX followers and XX posts still getting attention that total XXX engagements in the last XX hours. ### Engagements: XXX [#](/creator/twitter::35545183/interactions)  - X Week XXXXXX +936% - X Month XXXXXX +43,529% - X Months XXXXXX +110% - X Year XXXXXX +1,464% ### Mentions: XX [#](/creator/twitter::35545183/posts_active)  - X Week XX +567% - X Month XX +2,000% - X Months XX -XX% - X Year XX +6,300% ### Followers: XXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::35545183/followers)  - X Week XXXXX +3.60% - X Month XXXXX +4.60% - X Months XXXXX +4.70% - X Year XXXXX +6% ### CreatorRank: XXXXXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::35545183/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence [#](/creator/twitter::35545183/influence) --- **Social category influence** [stocks](/list/stocks) XXXXX% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) XXXX% [finance](/list/finance) XXXX% **Social topic influence** [applovin](/topic/applovin) #47, [sec](/topic/sec) #1099, [$app](/topic/$app) #56, [consent](/topic/consent) #100, [android](/topic/android) #3029, [$googl](/topic/$googl) 9.09%, [bloomberg](/topic/bloomberg) #246, [filed](/topic/filed) 9.09%, [samsung](/topic/samsung) 4.55%, [users in](/topic/users-in) XXXX% **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@oliviasolon](/creator/undefined) [@fuzzypandashort](/creator/undefined) [@bowilliamson](/creator/undefined) [@xandrewcooper](/creator/undefined) [@kendraebarnett](/creator/undefined) [@adweek](/creator/undefined) [@applovin](/creator/undefined) [@randolphduke7](/creator/undefined) [@muddywatersre](/creator/undefined) [@accruedint](/creator/undefined) [@silbergleitjr](/creator/undefined) [@bo_williamson](/creator/undefined) [@mehtapraful123](/creator/undefined) [@zerohedge](/creator/undefined) [@yrechtman](/creator/undefined) [@laurenbalik](/creator/undefined) [@cfromhertz](/creator/undefined) [@johnathanbarnes](/creator/undefined) [@stockjabber](/creator/undefined) [@foiasearch](/creator/undefined) **Top assets mentioned** [Applovin Corporation (APP)](/topic/applovin) [Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL)](/topic/$googl) ### Top Social Posts [#](/creator/twitter::35545183/posts) --- Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours "@zerohedge SEC hasn't said exactly what it's investigating. But check out my post today : AppLovin installing apps onto users' devices without users agreeing. Methods: decompile code (to see how they do installs despite Android protections) detailed user complaints" [X Link](https://x.com/bgedelman/status/1977977376274596212) [@bgedelman](/creator/x/bgedelman) 2025-10-14T05:58Z 3183 followers, XXX engagements "@bo_williamson That's not quite how I was thinking about it. 1) Hardly anyone who gets a nonconsensual install complains and of those only a fraction complain in a way that I can attribute to AppLovin. Most users suffer in silence. Many blame Samsung T-Mobile or Google. I was proud to gather 200+ relevant complaints more than anyone else ever has gathered but there must be many MANY more users affected. 2) Nonconsensual installs imperil AppLovin's relationships with Samsung and T-Mobile. (Do they want their install helpers used for nonconsensual installs silent installs installs when users" [X Link](https://x.com/bgedelman/status/1978092720036950075) [@bgedelman](/creator/x/bgedelman) 2025-10-14T13:37Z 3183 followers, XXX engagements "AppLovin also claimed they shut AppLovin because it "was not economically viable for us". First negative thing they've ever said about it; all prior statements positive. I say the real problem isn't that installs are unprofitable. Their problem is that they got caught" [X Link](https://x.com/bgedelman/status/1978577331678482826) [@bgedelman](/creator/x/bgedelman) 2025-10-15T21:42Z 3183 followers, XXX engagements "Finally AppLovin said the installs were only a "test." But Array was available back to 2023. On some level everything is a test but a two-year "test" is actually a product in market" [X Link](https://x.com/bgedelman/status/1978577663368565043) [@bgedelman](/creator/x/bgedelman) 2025-10-15T21:44Z 3185 followers, XXX engagements "@oliviasolon APP comments don't make sense. I amply proved installs without consent yet they still claim "explicit request" to install. For years APP said installs brought "contributions" to growth but now "not viable" I asked SEC to investigate I'm still short" [X Link](https://x.com/bgedelman/status/1978579110478967123) [@bgedelman](/creator/x/bgedelman) 2025-10-15T21:49Z 3183 followers, XXX engagements "@yrechtman @laurenbalik I filed a separate SEC complaint about APP. Monday I amply proved installs without consent yet APP today told Bloomberg they only install apps from a user's "explicit request." I asked SEC to investigate this discrepancy and two others I'm still short" [X Link](https://x.com/bgedelman/status/1978579691339440196) [@bgedelman](/creator/x/bgedelman) 2025-10-15T21:52Z 3183 followers, XXX engagements "@cfromhertz Just filed a new SEC complaint about AppLovin $APP. On Monday I showed they install apps without consentyet they told Bloomberg they only install upon explicit request. I asked SEC to investigate that and two more discrepancies: . Disclosure: I'm short" [X Link](https://x.com/bgedelman/status/1978580567190061496) [@bgedelman](/creator/x/bgedelman) 2025-10-15T21:55Z 3184 followers, XXX engagements "@JohnathanBarnes @KendraEBarnett @Adweek @AppLovin Agree that AppLovin's response falls flat. But it's worse than laughable it's FALSE: nonconsensual = "explicit request" X years is no test "not economically viable" reverses all prior statements. I alerted SEC. Complaint here: . Disclosure: I'm short" [X Link](https://x.com/bgedelman/status/1978582480874537037) [@bgedelman](/creator/x/bgedelman) 2025-10-15T22:03Z 3183 followers, XXX engagements "@FuzzyPandaShort @oliviasolon I proved nonconsensual installs to which they claim "explicit request" from users. In light of my evidence--decompiled code complaints video--their response falls flag. My SEC complaint: Disclosure: I'm short" [X Link](https://x.com/bgedelman/status/1978584306865115328) [@bgedelman](/creator/x/bgedelman) 2025-10-15T22:10Z 3183 followers, XXX engagements "@StockJabber @FOIAsearch Big fan of FOIAsearch. But you don't even need that to find the AppLovin ($APP) complaint I filed with SEC today. I amply proved APP installing without consent yet they told @oliviasolon "explicit request" to install. Untenable. Discl: I'm short" [X Link](https://x.com/bgedelman/status/1978587281502925290) [@bgedelman](/creator/x/bgedelman) 2025-10-15T22:22Z 3183 followers, XXX engagements "I filed a SEC complaint about AppLovin false statements pertaining to app installs. I proved they install without permission. Yet they deny it. "Every download results from an explicit user choice" No. "explicit request" No. Complaint Discl: I'm short" [X Link](https://x.com/bgedelman/status/1978599774518702437) [@bgedelman](/creator/x/bgedelman) 2025-10-15T23:12Z 3183 followers, XXX engagements "@RandolphDuke7 @FuzzyPandaShort AppLovin never previously said installs were unprofitable. Touted it in earnings calls & X straight SEC reports. But the day after a researcher decompiles source code and proves they install without consent it's cut--supposedly for missing profit goals. Yes implausible" [X Link](https://x.com/bgedelman/status/1978630753966862805) [@bgedelman](/creator/x/bgedelman) 2025-10-16T01:15Z 3184 followers, XXX engagements "AppLovin installs apps on Android devices without user consent--with no notice at all when a user taps X to close an install solicitation or after a quick countdown. I decompiled AppLovin code to find the functions that do the install. Consumers are angry: 200+ complaints alleging violations of Android security norms. Disclosure: I am short APP" [X Link](https://x.com/bgedelman/status/1977845019508973573) [@bgedelman](/creator/x/bgedelman) 2025-10-13T21:12Z 3185 followers, 7632 engagements "Monday I proved AppLovin ($APP) installing apps without user consent. Today AppLovin denied it to @oliviasolon . I say their denial is false. "Every download results from an explicit user choice" No. "explicit request" No. I filed an SEC complaint:" [X Link](https://x.com/bgedelman/status/1978576994708115752) [@bgedelman](/creator/x/bgedelman) 2025-10-15T21:41Z 3185 followers, 2204 engagements "@oliviasolon I continue to hold a short position on AppLovin" [X Link](https://x.com/bgedelman/status/1978577908764430439) [@bgedelman](/creator/x/bgedelman) 2025-10-15T21:45Z 3185 followers, XXX engagements "@FuzzyPandaShort Agree. Plus for seven adjacent quarters $APP touted the installs business for "contributions" to "future growth." Now the week they're solidly caught the biz is unprofitable Not plausible. My SEC complaint" [X Link](https://x.com/bgedelman/status/1978584820365377714) [@bgedelman](/creator/x/bgedelman) 2025-10-15T22:12Z 3185 followers, 3023 engagements "@bo_williamson Quite something that they say they stopped but right when called out with impeccable proof. Plus they claim installs only upon on "explicit request" but my article proves otherwise. I say $APP statements false. I asked SEC to investigate. Still short" [X Link](https://x.com/bgedelman/status/1978676595431731623) [@bgedelman](/creator/x/bgedelman) 2025-10-16T04:17Z 3185 followers, XXX engagements "@robleathern @KendraEBarnett @Adweek @AppLovin Plus AppLovin CFO spoke favorably about Array in an earnings call. X consecutive SEC filings spoke favorably. Then the day after I publish forensic proof of nonconsensual installs suddenly "not economically viable." Convenient" [X Link](https://x.com/bgedelman/status/1978921072327074112) [@bgedelman](/creator/x/bgedelman) 2025-10-16T20:28Z 3185 followers, XXX engagements "@muddywatersre I alerted SEC to this mess. On Monday I proved $APP installs apps without consentyet they told Bloomberg they only install upon explicit request. My complaint has two more discrepancies too. . Disclosure: I'm still short" [X Link](https://x.com/bgedelman/status/1978581806451773670) [@bgedelman](/creator/x/bgedelman) 2025-10-15T22:00Z 3185 followers, 12.6K engagements "@JackHarper65595 @TomEhikian @accrued_int @FuzzyPandaShort I'm the guy who extracted analyzed and posted the source code. You can read it on -- click "Execution Path." The code I show does more than auto download; it downloads AND INSTALLS. And it does not request user consent" [X Link](https://x.com/bgedelman/status/1980287917781336238) [@bgedelman](/creator/x/bgedelman) 2025-10-20T15:00Z 3185 followers, XXX engagements "@SilbergleitJr @MrJulius007 @accrued_int @silberschmelzer @muddywatersre @nypost @commonsenseplay Beyond the direct revenue loss what about reputational damage Will advertisers trust AppLovin if it turns out they installed apps without consent Want AppLovin (Axon) to grade own homework What will Google say about circumventing Android security" [X Link](https://x.com/bgedelman/status/1980347474285064436) [@bgedelman](/creator/x/bgedelman) 2025-10-20T18:56Z 3185 followers, XXX engagements
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@bgedelman Ben Edelman
Ben Edelman posts on X about applovin, sec, $app, consent the most. They currently have XXXXX followers and XX posts still getting attention that total XXX engagements in the last XX hours.
Engagements: XXX #
- X Week XXXXXX +936%
- X Month XXXXXX +43,529%
- X Months XXXXXX +110%
- X Year XXXXXX +1,464%
Mentions: XX #
- X Week XX +567%
- X Month XX +2,000%
- X Months XX -XX%
- X Year XX +6,300%
Followers: XXXXX #
- X Week XXXXX +3.60%
- X Month XXXXX +4.60%
- X Months XXXXX +4.70%
- X Year XXXXX +6%
CreatorRank: XXXXXXXXX #
Social Influence #
Social category influence stocks XXXXX% technology brands XXXX% finance XXXX%
Social topic influence applovin #47, sec #1099, $app #56, consent #100, android #3029, $googl 9.09%, bloomberg #246, filed 9.09%, samsung 4.55%, users in XXXX%
Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by @oliviasolon @fuzzypandashort @bowilliamson @xandrewcooper @kendraebarnett @adweek @applovin @randolphduke7 @muddywatersre @accruedint @silbergleitjr @bo_williamson @mehtapraful123 @zerohedge @yrechtman @laurenbalik @cfromhertz @johnathanbarnes @stockjabber @foiasearch
Top assets mentioned Applovin Corporation (APP) Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL)
Top Social Posts #
Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours
"@zerohedge SEC hasn't said exactly what it's investigating. But check out my post today : AppLovin installing apps onto users' devices without users agreeing. Methods: decompile code (to see how they do installs despite Android protections) detailed user complaints"
X Link @bgedelman 2025-10-14T05:58Z 3183 followers, XXX engagements
"@bo_williamson That's not quite how I was thinking about it. 1) Hardly anyone who gets a nonconsensual install complains and of those only a fraction complain in a way that I can attribute to AppLovin. Most users suffer in silence. Many blame Samsung T-Mobile or Google. I was proud to gather 200+ relevant complaints more than anyone else ever has gathered but there must be many MANY more users affected. 2) Nonconsensual installs imperil AppLovin's relationships with Samsung and T-Mobile. (Do they want their install helpers used for nonconsensual installs silent installs installs when users"
X Link @bgedelman 2025-10-14T13:37Z 3183 followers, XXX engagements
"AppLovin also claimed they shut AppLovin because it "was not economically viable for us". First negative thing they've ever said about it; all prior statements positive. I say the real problem isn't that installs are unprofitable. Their problem is that they got caught"
X Link @bgedelman 2025-10-15T21:42Z 3183 followers, XXX engagements
"Finally AppLovin said the installs were only a "test." But Array was available back to 2023. On some level everything is a test but a two-year "test" is actually a product in market"
X Link @bgedelman 2025-10-15T21:44Z 3185 followers, XXX engagements
"@oliviasolon APP comments don't make sense. I amply proved installs without consent yet they still claim "explicit request" to install. For years APP said installs brought "contributions" to growth but now "not viable" I asked SEC to investigate I'm still short"
X Link @bgedelman 2025-10-15T21:49Z 3183 followers, XXX engagements
"@yrechtman @laurenbalik I filed a separate SEC complaint about APP. Monday I amply proved installs without consent yet APP today told Bloomberg they only install apps from a user's "explicit request." I asked SEC to investigate this discrepancy and two others I'm still short"
X Link @bgedelman 2025-10-15T21:52Z 3183 followers, XXX engagements
"@cfromhertz Just filed a new SEC complaint about AppLovin $APP. On Monday I showed they install apps without consentyet they told Bloomberg they only install upon explicit request. I asked SEC to investigate that and two more discrepancies: . Disclosure: I'm short"
X Link @bgedelman 2025-10-15T21:55Z 3184 followers, XXX engagements
"@JohnathanBarnes @KendraEBarnett @Adweek @AppLovin Agree that AppLovin's response falls flat. But it's worse than laughable it's FALSE: nonconsensual = "explicit request" X years is no test "not economically viable" reverses all prior statements. I alerted SEC. Complaint here: . Disclosure: I'm short"
X Link @bgedelman 2025-10-15T22:03Z 3183 followers, XXX engagements
"@FuzzyPandaShort @oliviasolon I proved nonconsensual installs to which they claim "explicit request" from users. In light of my evidence--decompiled code complaints video--their response falls flag. My SEC complaint: Disclosure: I'm short"
X Link @bgedelman 2025-10-15T22:10Z 3183 followers, XXX engagements
"@StockJabber @FOIAsearch Big fan of FOIAsearch. But you don't even need that to find the AppLovin ($APP) complaint I filed with SEC today. I amply proved APP installing without consent yet they told @oliviasolon "explicit request" to install. Untenable. Discl: I'm short"
X Link @bgedelman 2025-10-15T22:22Z 3183 followers, XXX engagements
"I filed a SEC complaint about AppLovin false statements pertaining to app installs. I proved they install without permission. Yet they deny it. "Every download results from an explicit user choice" No. "explicit request" No. Complaint Discl: I'm short"
X Link @bgedelman 2025-10-15T23:12Z 3183 followers, XXX engagements
"@RandolphDuke7 @FuzzyPandaShort AppLovin never previously said installs were unprofitable. Touted it in earnings calls & X straight SEC reports. But the day after a researcher decompiles source code and proves they install without consent it's cut--supposedly for missing profit goals. Yes implausible"
X Link @bgedelman 2025-10-16T01:15Z 3184 followers, XXX engagements
"AppLovin installs apps on Android devices without user consent--with no notice at all when a user taps X to close an install solicitation or after a quick countdown. I decompiled AppLovin code to find the functions that do the install. Consumers are angry: 200+ complaints alleging violations of Android security norms. Disclosure: I am short APP"
X Link @bgedelman 2025-10-13T21:12Z 3185 followers, 7632 engagements
"Monday I proved AppLovin ($APP) installing apps without user consent. Today AppLovin denied it to @oliviasolon . I say their denial is false. "Every download results from an explicit user choice" No. "explicit request" No. I filed an SEC complaint:"
X Link @bgedelman 2025-10-15T21:41Z 3185 followers, 2204 engagements
"@oliviasolon I continue to hold a short position on AppLovin"
X Link @bgedelman 2025-10-15T21:45Z 3185 followers, XXX engagements
"@FuzzyPandaShort Agree. Plus for seven adjacent quarters $APP touted the installs business for "contributions" to "future growth." Now the week they're solidly caught the biz is unprofitable Not plausible. My SEC complaint"
X Link @bgedelman 2025-10-15T22:12Z 3185 followers, 3023 engagements
"@bo_williamson Quite something that they say they stopped but right when called out with impeccable proof. Plus they claim installs only upon on "explicit request" but my article proves otherwise. I say $APP statements false. I asked SEC to investigate. Still short"
X Link @bgedelman 2025-10-16T04:17Z 3185 followers, XXX engagements
"@robleathern @KendraEBarnett @Adweek @AppLovin Plus AppLovin CFO spoke favorably about Array in an earnings call. X consecutive SEC filings spoke favorably. Then the day after I publish forensic proof of nonconsensual installs suddenly "not economically viable." Convenient"
X Link @bgedelman 2025-10-16T20:28Z 3185 followers, XXX engagements
"@muddywatersre I alerted SEC to this mess. On Monday I proved $APP installs apps without consentyet they told Bloomberg they only install upon explicit request. My complaint has two more discrepancies too. . Disclosure: I'm still short"
X Link @bgedelman 2025-10-15T22:00Z 3185 followers, 12.6K engagements
"@JackHarper65595 @TomEhikian @accrued_int @FuzzyPandaShort I'm the guy who extracted analyzed and posted the source code. You can read it on -- click "Execution Path." The code I show does more than auto download; it downloads AND INSTALLS. And it does not request user consent"
X Link @bgedelman 2025-10-20T15:00Z 3185 followers, XXX engagements
"@SilbergleitJr @MrJulius007 @accrued_int @silberschmelzer @muddywatersre @nypost @commonsenseplay Beyond the direct revenue loss what about reputational damage Will advertisers trust AppLovin if it turns out they installed apps without consent Want AppLovin (Axon) to grade own homework What will Google say about circumventing Android security"
X Link @bgedelman 2025-10-20T18:56Z 3185 followers, XXX engagements