Posted on Dec 23, 2020
Twitter to wipe Trump's followers before Biden handover
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Twitter has confirmed that the official US presidential accounts will be wiped of their millions of followers before being transferred to the Biden administration.
Mr Biden's team "fought" the plan, but the social media giant said its decision was "unequivocal".
The move marks a reversal from the last transition.
Twitter agreed to Donald Trump's request in 2016 to inherit Barack Obama's millions of followers.
Mr Biden's team "fought" the plan, but the social media giant said its decision was "unequivocal".
The move marks a reversal from the last transition.
Twitter agreed to Donald Trump's request in 2016 to inherit Barack Obama's millions of followers.
Twitter to wipe Trump's followers before Biden handover
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Donald Trump
Joe Biden
Barack Obama
Social Media
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Additional factor is that some followers may actually be "bots"
https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-ceo-reportedly-tells-donald-trump-lost-followers-are-bots-2019-4
https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-ceo-reportedly-tells-donald-trump-lost-followers-are-bots-2019-4
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey reportedly explained to Trump that his follower count might fall as the...
Jack Dorsey reportedly had to assure President Donald Trump that his follower count was not going down because of any political bias from Twitter.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
LTC Eugene Chu Truly Sad, I Wonder How Many of those Bots belong to Fancy Bear?
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Trump doesn't even use the official POTUS Twitter handle. He turned his personal Twitter handle INTO the official handle for HIS time in office.
So does it really matter that they didn't wipe the POTUS handle when Trump took over? He doesn't use it.
So does it really matter that they didn't wipe the POTUS handle when Trump took over? He doesn't use it.
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