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Topic: Twitter’s “Algorithms”
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Randall
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From: I hold a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) and a Legum Magister (LL.M.)!
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted April 27, 2022 08:56 AM
  
Conservatives have seen their followers increase by thousands overnight. Guess what that means?IP: Logged |
teasel
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posted April 27, 2022 05:22 PM
That means that I’ve seen posts from trumpers elsewhere, who are now swooning over musk, and said, “I guess I need to get a twitter account.” It is literally that simple. IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted April 27, 2022 07:35 PM
You totally missed what I was asking. So, no, not as simple as that. These are people with long-time Twitter accounts who overnight received thousands of new followers. One received over10,000! Since it has happened to so many of them, I think the simplest explanation is that Twitter was somehow limiting their accounts because they are conservative, and Musk loosened up those algorithms. But what do I know? I’m not on Twitter. IP: Logged |
Belage
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From: USA
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted April 27, 2022 08:11 PM
I think teasel may have a point. I have considered coming back to Twitter myself since free speech will be restored there. IP: Logged |
Randall
Webmaster Posts: 156776
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posted April 27, 2022 08:19 PM
Oh, I fully expect Twitter to soar. But I also think conservatives were being suppressed.IP: Logged |
jwhop
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From: Madeira Beach, FL USA
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted April 27, 2022 09:38 PM
"Former President Barack Obama — the most popular account on the platform with more than 131 million followers — for example, lost 300,000 followers nearly overnight, according to a report by NBC.Meanwhile, singer Katy Perry — the third most popular account on Twitter with 108 million followers — has lost 200,000 followers on Twitter. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), by contrast, gained nearly 100,000 to her official congressional account in just 24 hours." IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted April 27, 2022 10:29 PM
Interesting that the left is also losing followers while conservatives are gaining by large numbers. I think the losses can be attributed to Musk getting rid of fake followers, i.e., bots.IP: Logged |
jwhop
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posted April 29, 2022 04:47 PM
Conservatives Gained 17K Twitter Followers on Average After Musk Takeover, Leftists Lost 6K
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2022/04/29/research-conservatives-gained-17k-twitter-followers-on-average-after-musk-takeover-leftists-lost-6k/ Poll: 62% of Americans Approve of Elon Musk’s Twitter Buyout
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2022/04/29/poll-62-of-americans-approve-of-el on-musks-twitter-buyout/ IP: Logged |
PhoenixRising
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posted April 29, 2022 05:35 PM
"Conservatives have seen their followers increase by thousands overnight. Guess what that means?"It means , twitter is a creative platform and those zombies really missed it because of their EGO. IP: Logged |
Randall
Webmaster Posts: 156776
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Registered: Apr 2009
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posted April 29, 2022 07:53 PM
It means Twitter’s algorithms suppressed the reach of conservatives.IP: Logged |
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