WP: The White House is concerned about a decline in user X's activity
The White House is concerned about a decline in user activity on X (formerly Twitter), owned by Elon Musk. This was reported by The Washington Post, citing sources.
The publication provides data from its own calculations showing that since Musk bought Twitter in 2022, user activity on pages belonging to political figures and organizations from both parties Republicans and Democrats have plummeted.
“Politicians on both sides of the aisle are having difficulty attracting the attention they once enjoyed on the platform known as Twitter,” the newspaper said.
At the same time, she notes that the authors of the increasingly popular publications in X are mainly supporters of the Republican Party. Social network owner Musk supports Donald Trump, the Republican Party's US presidential candidate, and also regularly criticizes the activities of the current White House boss, Democrat Joe Biden. The publication admitted that “it is almost impossible to say whether X is intentionally suppressing (the voice of) Democrats, as some liberals claim.”
“These changes worry White House officials, who worry that reduced activity on the official (US administration) site in X could become an obstacle to attracting attention,” the newspaper wrote. American intentions in times of crisis. source.
According to her data, the average number of views per White House publication in X decreased from 200 thousand in the summer of 2023 to 100 thousand.
On October 27, 2022, Musk completed a $44 billion deal to acquire Twitter. Musk has publicly supported Trump in the current election battle following the assassination of the Republican in July. In August, Trump gave Musk an interview on Site about more than 1 billion views. Trump later admitted that if he wins the election, he will appoint Musk to several positions in his administration.
The next presidential election in the US will be held on November 5. The Republican Party will be represented by Trump and the Democratic Party will be represented by the country's current Vice President, Kamala Harris.
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