Did Twitter systematically undermine Rahul Gandhi's following on the platform?
We look at the data. TL;DR, inconclusive, but clearly suspicious.
We do a deep dive into the numbers and find @RahulGandhi's dropped following (statistically significantly) anomalous.
We look at the data. TL;DR, inconclusive, but clearly suspicious.
We do a deep dive into the numbers and find @RahulGandhi's dropped following (statistically significantly) anomalous.
Rahul Gandhi is the only major politician whose following has an anomalous drop in mid-2021. Twitter explained this as a purging of problematic/spam accounts
If so, what explains that only he had spam accounts that needed to be removed in a staggered fashion, ie accruing monthly
If so, what explains that only he had spam accounts that needed to be removed in a staggered fashion, ie accruing monthly
Twitter's explanation isn't entirely implausible. But it needs more than a boilerplate explanation. Did dropped accounts undermine other INC politicians? Other parties?
For one @yadavakhilesh seems to be going unchanged, so is it just Rahul?
Twitter has the data to explain it!
For one @yadavakhilesh seems to be going unchanged, so is it just Rahul?
Twitter has the data to explain it!
Interestingly @RahulGandhi's messages, on average, still get more retweeted than any other leader in India, despite a decline in the median retweet numbers.
Link to the full explanation here. Work led by @anmolpanda_
joyojeet.people.si.umich.edu/rahulfollow/
joyojeet.people.si.umich.edu/rahulfollow/
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