Re:Twitter follower counts over the past 24-48 hours
by icytrumpet on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @09:59PM
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I would put my money on big liberal PACs and PR firms
deleting botnets and cutting ties with botfarms that exist solely to boost engagement on their candidates posts.
Re:Twitter follower counts over the past 24-48 hours
by mc32 on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @10:23PM
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Hopefully some light is shed on what's behind the numbers. This is as good a guess as any at this point. I mean, sure could be actual people rage-quitting Twitter, but it may also be interested parties cutting their losses.
Re:Twitter follower counts over the past 24-48 hours
by codefreeordie on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @09:38PM
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They may have deleted their account. Certainly many people said they would if Musk bought Twitter. Perhaps they did.
Re:Twitter follower counts over the past 24-48 hours
by mc32 on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @09:42PM
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That would be somewhat a kneejerk reaction before seeing how the new ownership manifests itself --but you could also be right. Hard to say unless TWTTR provides some data to give people the background to these numbers.
I don't see the case for liberals experiencing a mass exodus of followers. Why would a follower of an account tilting liberal suddenly not want to follow the liberal account they have liked? Especially considering many who "lost" followers are somewhat miffed at the losses --so it seems that although Twitter is changing ownership these voices still see it as a valuable and useful medium whereas for the numbers to line up, the followers would have to have the opposite view from the accounts they follow. Time will tell.