Yes, people are losing followers on Twitter, but it's 'organic'

The transaction hasn't been finalized yet, but users are already seeing changes on the platform.

Many users have seen sudden changes in their follower counts. According to NBC News, former President Barack Obama lost more than 300,000 followers after the announcement that Musk is taking over. Mark Hamill is an actor.

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Right-wing politicians, such as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, are seeing follower increases.

There are many theories on why this is happening, from the ban of bot accounts, to the ban ofshadow accounts, to the theory that the rules are being changed. None of these are true.

While we continue to take action on accounts that violate our spam policy which can affect follower counts, these fluctuations appear to be a result of an increase in new account creation and deactivation.

This could be interpreted as people leaving the platform, while people joining or re-joining, which reflects on follower counts, especially those of high-profile accounts.

The company told NBC it was looking into the issue, but did not give any exact numbers.