Hey @twobitidiot we checked which of the most influential accounts in crypto suffered from Twitter follower purge!
First, unsurprisingly, truly influential people were not affected much. Large drops seem to be more correlated with having a big number of followers in total.
First, unsurprisingly, truly influential people were not affected much. Large drops seem to be more correlated with having a big number of followers in total.
.@fredwilson was the most affected among the top 300 from cryptoinfluencers.io. He lost -16987 followers, but this is merely 2.5% of his total follower count.
The drop was more significant for @joeykrug, who lost -9596, but that’s 40% of his current follower count.
The drop was more significant for @joeykrug, who lost -9596, but that’s 40% of his current follower count.
It’s important to point out that the fact that one or the other account lost lots of followers does not mean that they ‘bought’ fake followers.
They may have been targeted by a bot farm for some reason and they can’t control that.
They may have been targeted by a bot farm for some reason and they can’t control that.
The banned account has also 0 impact on our influence scores.
@joeykrug remains one of the most influential people in crypto (#117) according to our data.
@joeykrug remains one of the most influential people in crypto (#117) according to our data.
We noticed the largest total drops among business accounts. @EFF lost -18656 and @EthereumLabs -13979 followers.
We will go into more detail on these in the next edition of Data Insights Newsletter. mailchi.mp/a6a13ecab7ec/d…
We will go into more detail on these in the next edition of Data Insights Newsletter. mailchi.mp/a6a13ecab7ec/d…
