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In efforts to clean up its platform and get rid of inactive and fake users, Twitter has come up with a major change aimed at cleaning up its spammy legacy. This move has seen many celebrities, politicians and so-called social media influencers lose thousands of Twitter followers.
The worldwide Twitter purge has not spared any of our public figures and social media influencers.
Controversial bloggers Cyprian Nyakundi and Christian Dela are some of the most affected in Kenya.
Nyakundi’s followers have halved, from a whopping 1.2 million to 696,000 while Dela’s numbers now stand at 521,000 from an impressive one million.
The Chairperson of Kenya Film and Classification Board, Ezekiel Mutua, has also lost thousands of followers from 106,000 to 34,000.
With Popular personalities around the world losing over one million followers, Kenya’s most followed person, President Uhuru Kenyatta did not survive the axe. The Head of State lost 16,071 followers while his Deputy, William Ruto, lost 7,211.
On the flip side, former Prime Minister Raila Odinga gained followers from 1,923,245 to 1,923,428.
However, this move by Twitter has not affected corporates.
