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The secret list of Twitter VIPs getting boosted over everyone else (platformer.news)
28 points by hn2017 on March 28, 2023 | hide | past | favorite | 5 comments



Are we sure this is real? Or if it is real - if it is comprehensive?

It just seems so odd to me. If its a personal list that Musk likes then its weird there aren't more of his business associates on it. If its just a list of people who the site feels promote good discussion it just seems arbitrary as well. Why have Woj but not Schefter? Why not have any of the top celebs that use the platform?


Aaron Rupar published the list of the 14 people made public.

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1640512821401206785


"including Musk himself. For months, the platform has maintained a list of around 35 VIP users whose accounts it monitors and offers increased visibility alongside Elon Musk, according to documents obtained by Platformer. The list, which spans the political gamut and also includes several journalists and celebrities, includes:

* NBA All-Star LeBron James * Daily Wire founder and conservative commentator Ben Shapiro * Pseudonymous conservative commentator @catturd2 * Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY * President Joe Biden * Glenn Gleenwald

via https://twitter.com/ZoeSchiffer


That list can't be working very well as I haven't seen a single post from any of those people.


She's the article author, you don't need to give her a hat tip for tweeting about her own piece.




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