Thread by @MattWalshBlog

For anyone too stupid to understand the point, the reason we are talking about the followers we're losing is because Twitter is quite obviously engaged in an unprecedented purge of accounts, or else is manipulating our accounts, and yet has not explained what they're doing or why

Here's how many followers I've lost over the past few days. It is entirely reasonable for me to be concerned about this and to want to know why this is happening.

I don't buy that all of these people are choosing to delete their accounts in protest or whatever. But if that's what's happening though, Twitter should just say so. Instead they issued a bullshit statement about "fluctuations" due to security measures.

Their explanation is obviously a lie, so it is well within reason for us to point out the lie and demand an honest explanation.

Also notice: this started BEFORE Trump was permanently banned. So the theory that people are choosing to leave in protest doesn't wash. Twitter is clearly doing something, and what they're doing is significant and widespread, and they should explain themselves.

We are objecting to the fact that they are wiping out thousands of accounts at once, and targeting only one side of the political aisle. The way we know this is happening is because it shows up in our follower counts. We wouldn't know otherwise. Why shouldn't we ask questions?