Twitter users took flight after news of Elon Musk takeover, says firm

Progressive figures shed thousands of followers while accounts of more rightwing voices gain popularity

Hundreds of thousands of Twitter users deactivated their accounts in the days after Elon Musk’s takeover deal, the company says, as prominent users including Katy Perry and Barack Obama lost followers.

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