• Parody Twitter account Rep. Devin Nunes is suing just surpassed him in followers
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https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2019/03/20/the-parody-twitter-account-devin-nunes-suing-just-surpassed-him-followers/KzTgxDjpDIBbTrK5xOmvyI/story.html Representative Devin Nunes recently filed a high-profile, $250 million lawsuit against Twitter and some of its users, alleging defamation and negligence. But, so far at least, the move appears to have backfired. One of the Twitter accounts Nunes is suing, a parody account under the name @devincow, attracted hundreds of thousands of followers in the days following news of the lawsuit. The account, which takes the form of a fictitious cow owned by Nunes, now boasts 413,000 followers, more than Nunes’ own follower count of 395,000. Nunes, a former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, alleges Twitter is “knowingly hosting and monetizing content that is clearly abusive, hateful and defamatory — providing both a voice and financial incentive to the defamers — thereby facilitating defamation on its platform.” The @DevinCow account had just 1,204 followers around the time the lawsuit was filed, according to court documents. The case appears to be a textbook example of what’s known as the Streisand Effect. The phenomenon, named for Barbra Streisand, occurs when an embarrassing or damaging thing becomes more visible than it would have been if a person had not taken steps to hide it.
It amazes me that celebrities and politicians still haven't learnt what the Streisand Effect is.
I had no idea one could obtain financial incentives from Twitter, does this mean the president should stop immediately until such time as congress has authorized this emolument?
It amazes me even more that individuals can get to their level of political power while apparently severely lacking in intelligence. I mean, one of those idiots is president.
I really only use Twitter for shitpost bot and lambdabot memes, but I followed that guy's cow.
https://i.redd.it/wrvcaho3g8u11.jpg
Damn, what a snowflake, lol.
man I fucking hate SJWs
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