Biden won't inherit Trump's millions of Twitter followers, will have to start from zero

US President-elect Joe Biden who is all set to be sworn-in in less than 30 days, will t be inheriting outgoing President Donald Trump’s 33.2 million followership on Twitter's @POTUS account as well as followers on White House accounts. While former President Barack Obama’s ministration in 2017 h reportedly insisted microblogging platform transfer t only presidential and White House accounts to next ministration but also followers as Obama left presidency to Republican leer.

However, w incoming President Biden’s digital director Rob Flaherty on December 22 said that Twitter has directed 46th ministration in White House will have to to “start from zero” followership even as accounts will be handed over on inauguration day, that is, January 20, 2021.

Biden’s team has reportedly told Business Insider that even @FLOTUS and @PressSec will begin with zero followers along with @WhiteHouse and @POTUS. This came after Trump elevated use of microblogging platform for t only making significant anuncements including peace deals but also abruptly firing employees from ministration. 

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Twitter to give @POTUS account to Biden on Inauguration Day

American microblogging website, Twitter has previously said that presidential handle on platform, @POTUS will be automatically transferred to US President-elect Joe Biden instance he is sworn in on Inauguration Day on January 20, 2021. As per Twitter statement given to Politico, website will make move irrespective of Trump conceding to Biden. Even as several states have declared Biden as winner, Trump has been on  Twitter spree denying defeat and even posting ‘disputed’ claims about fraud in counting.

Apart from @POTUS account, transition would take place on or US government accounts including @whitehouse, @VP, @FLOTUS,  among ors. As per media report, Twitter spokesperson Nick Pacilio said in an email that “Twitter is actively preparing to support transition of White House institutional Twitter accounts on January 20, 2021”. He also ded that transfer would take place in a similar manner as it did in 2017, which is in coordination with National Archives and Records ministration.

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