
Twitter stepped into clarify its process after reports earlier on Tuesday that Trump’s administration has so far “ refused” to pass the account’s followers to Biden. The situation stands in contrast to 2017, when the account passed from former President Barack Obama to Trump, along with millions of followers that Obama had built up during his eight years in the White House. It’ll be interesting to see how many accounts Biden has on Inauguration Day, although it’ll be difficult to tell how many of his followers are former Trump followers who opted into following the new president. “For example, people who follow will be notified that the account has been archived as and given the option to follow the new account.”Īlso Read: Twitter to Moderate, Remove 'Harmful' Tweets on COVID-19 VaccinesĪs of Tuesday afternoon, has 33.2 million followers and has 26 million followers. Tracking data from the social media analytics company Social Blade suggests that both of Biden's Twitter accounts JoeBiden and POTUS have been attracting tens of thousands of followers on. Instead, Twitter will notify followers of these accounts to provide context that the content will be archived and allow them the choice to follow the Biden administration’s new accounts,” the statement read. In a video shared on Twitter, the Guinness World Records showcased the exact moment when MrBeasts follower count on Threads transitioned from 999K to one million. Livecounts.io is the best and easiest way to see any Real-Time statistics of Joe Biden (joebiden) on Twitter. “The accounts will not automatically retain their existing followers.

Yes, Biden will inherit new versions of the and accounts with zero followers, but users who followed those accounts under President Trump will be sent a notification, asking if they’d like to follow Biden’s accounts moving forward.Ī Twitter spokesperson outlined what will happen on Jan.

The transition of the Twitter account from Donald Trump to Joe Biden next month will be complicated, but not as ruthless as some reports indicated on Tuesday.
