Twitter is secretly boosting Elon Musk, Dril, and MrBeast for some reason
by Emma Roth from The Verge - All Posts on (#6A8VX)
Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Although Elon Musk has previously stated that Twitter should treat everyone equally," Platformer has found that the network maintains a list of users whose visibility it has secretly been boosting. The eclectic group includes a mix of high-profile figures like LeBron James and President Joe Biden, internet standbys like YouTuber MrBeast and viral Twitter account Dril, and political commentators like Matthew Yglesias and Ben Shapiro.
Some of the other interesting VIP" users Platformer mentions include the conservative Twitter account @catturd2, Twitter investor Marc Andreessen, comedian Jaboukie Young-White, the Tesla-focused account @teslaownerssv, menswear writer Derek Guy, and a handful of other journalists.
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