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I'm still waiting for an explanation on why liberal accounts have lost thousands followers but conservative accounts have gained thousands. I'm fairly liberal

I'm still waiting for an explanation on why liberal accounts have lost thousands followers but conservative accounts have gained thousands. I'm fairly liberal myself, but seeing what is clear shadow banning/suppression especially of politicians is borderline voting interference and should be punished heavily at both the corporate and personnel level.

runjake 4y ago
Do you have any evidence or examples of this? I don't know one way or another but Twitter and Twitter users strike me far more as liberal heavy.
- awflkjwlaegkj 4y ago
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- chernevik 4y ago
  On the conservative side: https://twitter.com/SethDillon/status/1519688581261967366 https://twitter.com/SethDillon/status/1519688581261967366
- q3 4y ago
  Not evidence but people claiming this happened: https://twitter.com/cbouzy/status/1518953731961802752 https://twitter.com/cbouzy/status/1518953731961802752 https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1519002011651477511 https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/151900201165147751... https://twitter.com/MZHemingway/status/1518946715407106048 https://twitter.com/MZHemingway/status/1518946715407106048 I already got downvoted for posting this yesterday, lol.
svnpenn 4y ago
I agree with the other reply. Unless you have evidence to support this, it's just a conspiracy theory.
- fullshark 4y ago
  Can someone explain the conspiracy theory? I don't get what it implies...that twitter was overstating liberal followers but understating conservative followers in a way to juice liberal tweets? That thumb on the scale was then removed before Musk took over? Seems pointless and much easier to achieve through other means. Ultimately this nonsense just confirms to me that Musk is right and twitter's algorithm needs to be open source and the rules surrounding banning people need to be clear to ensure trust.
- r721 4y ago
  >Conservative Twitter accounts got boost in followers after Musk acquisition, data shows https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/27/23045005/conservative-twitter-follower-boost-musk-acquisition-data https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/27/23045005/conservative-twi... >This repository contains data for The Verge's article https://github.com/corintxt/post-elon-twitter-follows https://github.com/corintxt/post-elon-twitter-follows
coderintherye 4y ago
Why is this such a mystery to people like you? The biggest news item of the past week has been Elon buying Twitter. Prominent conservative accounts had followers go up by ~1% Prominent liberal accounts had followers go down by ~1% People who don't like the idea of Musk owning Twitter left (though probably temporarily) and people who previously left due to Twitter's policies returned because they read the news and like the idea of Musk owning it.
- prionassembly 4y ago
  I started following a bunch of right-wingish accounts just because it was aired that they had been banned so I wanted to see what they were all about for a while. OTOH the Musk hysteria became annoying so I unfollowed a lot of blue checks and leftish people.
- bobkazamakis 4y ago
  >People who don't like the idea of Musk owning Twitter left really? thousands of people just left twitter at the idea of Musk owning it, and thousands joined out of love for Musk? within a week? Maybe rhetoric like this is why it's a mystery.
  - Macha 4y ago
    Thousands are a drop in the bucket when you talk about a site with user counts in the 200 million range. I can totally belive 0.01% of Twitter's userbase (20000 users) made kneejerk decisions based on the ownership.
  - stnmtn 4y ago
    Yes, that is exactly what happened. It's clear and you can see by the likes of people such as Jameela Jamil leaving explicitly because of Elon buying it. If you are on twitter, and follow people on the left, a big topic right now is whether people should leave as a direct result of the Elon purchase.
    - blitzar 4y ago
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dragonwriter 4y ago
> I'm still waiting for an explanation on why liberal accounts have lost thousands followers but conservative accounts have gained thousands. Because one side has had lots of people pushing a “quit twitter” movement (to the extent that voices on that side, or marketing to them, who depend on Twitter have been posting desperate pleas for people not to leave) in reaction to the Musk takeover, and one has been rushing in because they perceive a more favorable environment?
awflkjwlaegkj 4y ago
dspillett 4y ago
> why liberal accounts have lost thousands followers but conservative accounts have gained thousands Since what reference time? Any explanation for since Musk took over will differ from one about, for example, the start of this year, or the last, etc.
2OEH8eoCRo0 4y ago
Why do you conclude shadow banning and suppression?maybe libs are more likely to leave the flamebait social media platforms? I did.
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renewiltord 4y ago
Well, personally I'm still waiting for an explanation for why George W. Bush Sr. and Bill Clinton were both on the grassy knoll with rifles on that fateful day, but none is forthcoming.
- HWR_14 4y ago
  > George W. Bush Sr. George Bush Sr. is George H.W. Bush. There is no George W. Bush Sr. (at least, not a famous one that was president of the US.)
  - blipvert 4y ago
    That’s what “they” want you to think …
  - renewiltord 4y ago
    Even better for the point being made! ;D Alternatively, "I'm still waiting for an explanation for why he goes by George H W Bush when his birth certificate reads George W Bush Sr"
powera 4y ago
They probably shouldn't show "follower counts" publicly.

runjake 4y ago

Do you have any evidence or examples of this? I don't know one way or another but Twitter and Twitter users strike me far more as liberal heavy.

awflkjwlaegkj 4y ago
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chernevik 4y ago
On the conservative side: https://twitter.com/SethDillon/status/1519688581261967366 https://twitter.com/SethDillon/status/1519688581261967366
q3 4y ago
Not evidence but people claiming this happened: https://twitter.com/cbouzy/status/1518953731961802752 https://twitter.com/cbouzy/status/1518953731961802752 https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1519002011651477511 https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/151900201165147751... https://twitter.com/MZHemingway/status/1518946715407106048 https://twitter.com/MZHemingway/status/1518946715407106048 I already got downvoted for posting this yesterday, lol.

svnpenn 4y ago

I agree with the other reply. Unless you have evidence to support this, it's just a conspiracy theory.

fullshark 4y ago
Can someone explain the conspiracy theory? I don't get what it implies...that twitter was overstating liberal followers but understating conservative followers in a way to juice liberal tweets? That thumb on the scale was then removed before Musk took over? Seems pointless and much easier to achieve through other means. Ultimately this nonsense just confirms to me that Musk is right and twitter's algorithm needs to be open source and the rules surrounding banning people need to be clear to ensure trust.
r721 4y ago
>Conservative Twitter accounts got boost in followers after Musk acquisition, data shows https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/27/23045005/conservative-twitter-follower-boost-musk-acquisition-data https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/27/23045005/conservative-twi... >This repository contains data for The Verge's article https://github.com/corintxt/post-elon-twitter-follows https://github.com/corintxt/post-elon-twitter-follows

coderintherye 4y ago

Why is this such a mystery to people like you? The biggest news item of the past week has been Elon buying Twitter. Prominent conservative accounts had followers go up by ~1% Prominent liberal accounts had followers go down by ~1% People who don't like the idea of Musk owning Twitter left (though probably temporarily) and people who previously left due to Twitter's policies returned because they read the news and like the idea of Musk owning it.

prionassembly 4y ago
I started following a bunch of right-wingish accounts just because it was aired that they had been banned so I wanted to see what they were all about for a while. OTOH the Musk hysteria became annoying so I unfollowed a lot of blue checks and leftish people.
bobkazamakis 4y ago
>People who don't like the idea of Musk owning Twitter left really? thousands of people just left twitter at the idea of Musk owning it, and thousands joined out of love for Musk? within a week? Maybe rhetoric like this is why it's a mystery.
- Macha 4y ago
  Thousands are a drop in the bucket when you talk about a site with user counts in the 200 million range. I can totally belive 0.01% of Twitter's userbase (20000 users) made kneejerk decisions based on the ownership.
- stnmtn 4y ago
  Yes, that is exactly what happened. It's clear and you can see by the likes of people such as Jameela Jamil leaving explicitly because of Elon buying it. If you are on twitter, and follow people on the left, a big topic right now is whether people should leave as a direct result of the Elon purchase.
  - blitzar 4y ago

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dragonwriter 4y ago

> I'm still waiting for an explanation on why liberal accounts have lost thousands followers but conservative accounts have gained thousands. Because one side has had lots of people pushing a “quit twitter” movement (to the extent that voices on that side, or marketing to them, who depend on Twitter have been posting desperate pleas for people not to leave) in reaction to the Musk takeover, and one has been rushing in because they perceive a more favorable environment?

awflkjwlaegkj 4y ago

dspillett 4y ago

> why liberal accounts have lost thousands followers but conservative accounts have gained thousands Since what reference time? Any explanation for since Musk took over will differ from one about, for example, the start of this year, or the last, etc.

2OEH8eoCRo0 4y ago

Why do you conclude shadow banning and suppression?maybe libs are more likely to leave the flamebait social media platforms? I did.

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renewiltord 4y ago

Well, personally I'm still waiting for an explanation for why George W. Bush Sr. and Bill Clinton were both on the grassy knoll with rifles on that fateful day, but none is forthcoming.

HWR_14 4y ago
> George W. Bush Sr. George Bush Sr. is George H.W. Bush. There is no George W. Bush Sr. (at least, not a famous one that was president of the US.)
- blipvert 4y ago
  That’s what “they” want you to think …
- renewiltord 4y ago
  Even better for the point being made! ;D Alternatively, "I'm still waiting for an explanation for why he goes by George H W Bush when his birth certificate reads George W Bush Sr"

powera 4y ago

They probably shouldn't show "follower counts" publicly.