Elon Musk made his Twitter account private seemingly out of nowhere for a period of 24 hours. Those who did not previously follow the tycoon found out when they saw that his posts were simply no longer freely accessible.
Considering the turbulent months that the subject has had over the last few months since taking control of the social network. One would have assumed that this move was a reaction to that situation of constant tension and attack.
But no, in reality Elon Musk has reportedly made his account private for a much more complex issue that could actually be directly affecting all users of the social network. Particularly those who are professionally dedicated to increasing the interaction metrics of official accounts or influencers.
Elon Musk made his Twitter account private and the reason is worrying for all users.
It seems that among all the changes that have been implemented to Twitter’s algorithm, a strange bug has emerged that is altering the platform’s behaviour by following a precise sequence of actions with any account.
Elon Musk was notified about this situation and decided to take action, isolating himself from the rest of the Twitter community.
Why Elon Musk made his Twitter account private
It all goes back to a fairly focused Trending Topic that began to gain momentum in recent weeks with the recent change in the social network’s interface and algorithm. Many will have noticed that the order of appearance of posts was modified and that now, out of nowhere, more posts from accounts that are not interacted with began to appear.
Elon Musk made his Twitter account private and the reason is worrying for all users.
In the vast majority of cases these are popular posts from users who are followed by other people with a high degree of interaction with us. So when they react, comment or simply view too much of this content that is not ours, it bounces back into our feed.