Do you think Trump's Twitter ban will eventually cause a reduction of Twitter tweet traffic?
Also, do you think we will see a mass exodus of extremists from Twitter due to the ban?
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Extremist need confrontation so maybe they will stay here but also go to the other platforms.
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Definitely the biggest natural experiment on deplatforming we’ve ever seen
Closest similarities (although on a much smaller scale) I can think of are the Reddit bans discussed in this paper:
comp.social.gatech.edu/papers/cscw18-
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It seems like Twitter already exodused about 100k accounts. I fear most of them will come back. They will have to be removed some more times.
I don't think that Trump's removal will have a significant impact in the long run, but you probably have better data to predict that.
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I'd think the decrease in coordinated bot activity (RTs, replies, & likes) would be significant. Interesting to see what % of his followers go dead... should call them Botzis 😬
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I wonder what it will do for advertisers - how many ads get served to Bots/Trolls? Could the platform become more lucrative with a higher quality membership?
How many people have not joined or left Twitter because it's been a haven for extremists, stalkers, etc.?
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Twitter is a good platform, it is effective social tech. No one is going away who wants to put their finger on the scales of public opinion.
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I imagine temporarily, but unless they're serious about dealing with their spam/click farming/whatever user vs willful misleading of shareholders, I'm not gonna hold my breath
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