Users are departing in droves, according to Twitter, a day after Elon Musk purchased the social media platform.


 


Some of Twitter's most popular accounts lost hundreds of thousands of followers overnight the day after Elon Musk's takeover of the social media platform was disclosed, while others saw an odd rise in followers.

Following the news of Musk's takeover, the platform said it observed a mass exodus of users on Tuesday, as well as a flood of new accounts.

According to NBC, Twitter said in a statement that "although we continue to take action on accounts that violate our spam policy, which can influence follower counts, these changes appear to be mostly a result of an increase in new account creation and deactivation."

According to NBC, former President Barack Obama's Twitter account, which has over 300,000 followers, has lost over 300,000 followers since the purchase news.

Some celebrities' accounts were also hammered: According to NBC, pop sensation Katy Perry's fan base has plummeted by 200,000 since the news on Monday.

Many of the accounts that witnessed an increase in followers, on the other hand, belonged to right-wing politicians or pundits. According to SocialBlade statistics, Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz's personal account gains an average of 1,165 new followers per day, with a spike of 24,929 new followers on Tuesday.The swing in followers mirrors the elation that many Republicans have expressed over a perceived relaxation of Twitter's regulation of posts following Musk's buyout and the concerns of Democrats who worry that the billionaire will allow misinformation to run rampant on the platform.

Following Musk's acquisition, many Republicans have expressed elation about a perceived loosening of Twitter's post regulations, while Democrats have raised concerns that the billionaire will allow misinformation to run wild on the platform.

In a statement regarding the purchase, Musk, who paid $44 billion for the social network, emphasized the value of free speech, calling it the "bedrock of democracy." 

"I also want to make Twitter better than it has ever been by adding new features, opening up the algorithms to increase trust, beating spambots, and authenticating all humans. Twitter has enormous potential, and I'm excited to work with the company and the Twitter community to realize it "Musk stated the following.

Insider reached out to Twitter for comment, but no one responded right away.

By Tracy Tsotetsi



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