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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Early signs of where Twitter will go under Musk - non-political users like [b]Taylor Swift and Katy Perry lose significant numbers of followers [/b]as ordinary people are deactivating the accounts, which right wing extremists like Marjorie Taylor Greene and Bolsonaro see significant upticks from the RWNJs flocking to the site.  Twitter will become what Truth Social tried and failed to be.

It will be interesting to see what this does to twitter’s ad revenue. [/quote]

Taylor Swift's twitter follower #'s:  lost ~10k followers out of ~90Million.  That's[b] roughly 1/100th of 1% of her total followers[/b].  Though she seems to have been losing followers in the previous weeks.  Don't follow her so I have no idea why.
https://socialblade.com/twitter/user/taylorswift13

Katy Perrys:  lost ~5k followers out of 110Million. That's less than [b]1/200th of 1% of her total followers[/b].
https://socialblade.com/twitter/user/katyperry

Like so many things, it depends on what one's definition of "significant numbers of followers" is.  It's possible that Katy Perry will de-activate her Twitter account that's she's had for 13+ years and leave over that loss but the data seems to suggest that these mega stars will be able to handle losing 5 or 10k followers.  And the people that unfollowed will likely be back anyway.  Let's be honest here...[/quote]

Katy Perry lost 200,000 followers, not 5,000.

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/twitter-says-mass-deactivations-musk-news-organic-rcna26182[/quote]

She still has 110 million followers. In the grand scheme of things, that’s a blip on the radar. [/quote]

Do you also think it’s nothing that Marjorie Taylor Greene picked up 95k followers?

As for Perry, Swift, etc., it is a dramatic swing for two days.  The level of deactivations and new account creation was high enough that it got Twitters attention and they felt it was worth analyzing.  So you can keep trying to minimize it, but it is still a sign that a lot of people are very uneasy about the idea of participating in a platform run by Musk and giving him access to their personal data.[/quote]

A bunch of republicans joined due to the news of Elon taking over and wanting free speech. It makes sense to me. I think Tucker Carlson even came back. [/quote]

Yes, because they think that Twitter will now let them engage in the kind of indecent, hateful behavior that wasn’t tolerated the past few years.

I mean, the awful, racist, misogynistic and violent tweets at Vijaya Gadde that started moments after Musk went after her yesterday tell us we need to know about what Twitter will be if Musk has his way. [/quote]

Yah - No wonder Twitter staff are upset … already Twitter’s moral voice of reason is under siege by Musk and conservatives … 
Elon Musk boosts criticism of Twitter executives, prompting online attacks. The targeting of employees by Musk’s massive Twitter megaphone is a major concern for workers

Elon Musk has tweeted criticism of top Twitter lawyer Vijaya Gadde, raising further questions about her future at the company

https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-condemns-twitter-lawyer-vijaya-gadde-1701343

Here’s the article that Musk tweeted angrily in response to …
Twitter’s top lawyer reassures staff, cries during meeting about Musk takeover
Vijaya Gadde, a key executive involved in decisions to remove former President Donald Trump and ban political advertising, expressed uncertainty about the future of the platform.

Gadde, who has worked at Twitter since 2011, is the key executive charged with overseeing Twitter’s trust and safety, legal and public policy functions. She is seen internally as Twitter’s “moral authority” and the executive tasked with handling sensitive issues like harassment and dangerous speech.
Gadde played a leading role in negotiating the deal between Twitter and Musk, according to one person familiar with the dynamics.
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/26/twitters-top-lawyer-reassures-staff-cries-during-meeting-about-musk-takeover-00027931

Musk keeps going after Twitter staff - no wonder they are afraid …
Twitter executive accuses Musk of MISOGYNY for criticizing firm's top lawyer- but Elon continues attacking Twitter and points out Trump's Truth Social is beating it

After Twitter buyout, firm’s India-born top lawyer attacked by conservatives
https://www.mid-day.com/technology/article/after-musks-twitter-buyout-firms-indiaborn-top-lawyer-attacked-by-conservative-trolls-23224705[/quote]

Oops looks like its time for all those Indian tech execs to rally around her. Isn't the CEO of Google and Twitter Indian? Oh they're silent? Too bad.[/quote]

And turning the debate over how to be an inclusive global village social platform that safely promotes free speech into tribal warfare based on country of robin would help how ?[/quote]

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