97. "That drop is also attributable to Twitter banning 70000+ Qanon accts" In response to In response to 92
and Parler being taken offline too tho, as mentioned in the article.
Additionally thedonald.win (which went from 500k visits in dec-2019 to 13 million by dec-2020) was taken offline (although it's rebranded already), plus crackdowns on various neo-nazi and white supremacist telegram channels, some of which boast thousands of users (https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/01/22/trump-twitter-capitol-qanon/)
Which I'm happy about, and I'll eat my words about being skeptical.
But I think this was largely successful bc the deplatforming wasn't solely mainstream. Like there was mass-mobilization of the government, law enforcement agencies, and big tech across multiple vectors. A full-scale (and long overdue) op.
Had 45s twitter been the *only* play, I'm still skeptical this would be the state of affairs. So rather than a cut off the head and the body will follow thing... it's more they cut off the head, dismembered the body, and then hunted down and arrested all living parents and grandparents for birthing such a monstrosity. Which is fantastic lol.