{"id":1455320,"date":"2022-04-27T10:44:38","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T14:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1455320"},"modified":"2022-04-27T10:44:41","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T14:44:41","slug":"more-conservatives-seeing-huge-jumps-in-twitter-followers-after-musk-takeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-conservatives-seeing-huge-jumps-in-twitter-followers-after-musk-takeover\/","title":{"rendered":"More Conservatives Seeing Huge Jumps In Twitter Followers After Musk Takeover"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmore-conservatives-seeing-huge-jumps-in-twitter-followers-after-musk-takeover%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1455320&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/djt.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Some conservatives are seeing a jump in the number of followers they have on Twitter, even as some liberals bemoan the loss of fans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDonald Trump Jr. led the way in questioning the giant spike, which saw him gain 87,296 new followers by Tuesday \u2014 and another 119,022 by early Wednesday, after weeks of averaging only a few thousand each day,\u201d the New York Post <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/04\/27\/conservatives-see-spike-in-followers-on-elon-musks-twitter\/\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile I\u2019m awesome and totally deserving of 87,000 new followers a day it seems that someone took the shackles off my account,\u201d former President Donald Trump\u2019s son wrote Tuesday. \u201cWonder if they\u2019re burning the evidence before new mgmt comes in?\u201d\u00a0he asked.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">While I\u2019m awesome and totally deserving of 87,000 new followers a day it seems that someone took the shackles off my account. Wonder if they\u2019re burning the evidence before new mgmt comes in? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9Mso48qyNP\">pic.twitter.com\/9Mso48qyNP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DonaldJTrumpJr\/status\/1519002011651477511?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, Florida\u2019s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis \u2014 a frontrunner for the GOP presidential nomination in 2024 \u2014 saw his followers jump by more than 200,000 over the past few days, the Post reported. Fox News host Tucker Carlson picked up nearly 150,000 as Rep. Matt Gaetz soared by more than 60,000 followers, prompting him <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattgaetz\/status\/1519061147634356226\">to say<\/a>, \u201cIt really is something how conservative accounts are getting massive follower increases today\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Conservative talk show host Dana Loesch offered a theory. \u201cIt\u2019s too soon for Musk to have done this but I\u2019m wondering if something was changed by those seeking to minimize their fingerprint ahead of potential transparency,\u201d she wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s too soon for Musk to have done this but I\u2019m wondering if something was changed by those seeking to minimize their fingerprint ahead of potential transparency.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DLoesch\/status\/1519060148194525189?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cNoticing an increase in followers and engagement after losing huge chunks (or static follower count for weeks on end) for the past few years. Also seeing tweets from people I whose accounts I never see and am not having to refollow other conservatives repeatedly,\u201d Loesch wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Conservatives are well aware of how Twitter limits their accounts. The social media giant can \u201cshadow-ban\u201d them, which means their posts don\u2019t even appear on their followers newsfeeds. Plus, Twitter can simply purge an account\u2019s followers and censor any content they choose by labeling it \u201chate speech\u201d or \u201charassment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After a final deal was announced Monday about billionaire Elon Musk buying Twitter, a slew of liberals came out to bemoan lost followers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust lost 2000 followers. Anyone else losing followers?\u201d Neera Tanden, a Biden nominee who withdrew and longtime supporter of Hillary Clinton, wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just lost 2000 followers.  Anyone else losing followers?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Neera Tanden\ud83c\udf3b (@neeratanden) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/neeratanden\/status\/1518718919242133504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Gun control activist David Hogg joined in the sobfest, saying, \u201cOh I thought it was just some really bad takes I posted but guess I\u2019m not alone -3000 today.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Oh I thought it was just some really bad takes I posted but guess I&#8217;m not alone -3000 today<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Hogg \ud83c\udf3b (@davidhogg111) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davidhogg111\/status\/1518726536437764096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cStar Wars\u201d actor Mark Hamill retweeted Tanden\u2019s tweet, adding: \u201cI just lost more than 8,000 followers in the last couple of hours. Was it something I said?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Weird. I just lost more than 8,000 followers in the last couple of hours. Was it something I said? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TS3vwDephc\">https:\/\/t.co\/TS3vwDephc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Hamill (@MarkHamill) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkHamill\/status\/1518724468406767616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Another Twitter user, Christopher Bouzy, wrote: \u201cExclusive: Over the past 24 hours, Democrats have experienced a significant decrease in followers, while Republicans have experienced a significant increase in followers\u2026\u201d He posted a chart on former President Barack Obama, which showed he lost roughly 5,000 of his 131 million followers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83e\udd16Exclusive: Over the past 24 hours, Democrats have experienced a significant decrease in followers, while Republicans have experienced a significant increase in followers\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jOg0or4bKS\">pic.twitter.com\/jOg0or4bKS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Christopher Bouzy (@cbouzy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cbouzy\/status\/1518953731961802752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m down about the same (proportionately) \u2013 around 1800. Can\u2019t tell if it\u2019s dead bots or people afraid that Elon will find out they were following me,\u201d former MSNBC host Keith Olbermann tweeted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#8217;m down about the same  (proportionately) \u2013 around 1800. Can&#8217;t tell if it&#8217;s dead bots or people afraid that Elon will find out they were following me<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KeithOlbermann\/status\/1518726296494292995?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The social media site is overrun with bots. Way back in 2017, CNBC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2017\/03\/10\/nearly-48-million-twitter-accounts-could-be-bots-says-study.html\">reported<\/a> that \u201cas many as 48 million Twitter accounts aren\u2019t people.\u201d But Musk plans to change that. Last week, he tweeted: \u201cIf our twitter bid succeeds, we will defeat the spam bots or die trying!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If our twitter bid succeeds, we will defeat the spam bots or die trying!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1517215066550116354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Joseph Curl has covered politics for 35 years, including 12 years as White House correspondent for a national newspaper. He was also the a.m. editor of the Drudge Report for four years. Send tips to josephcurl@dailywire.com and follow him on Twitter @josephcurl.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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