Poltwt
Poltwt or Political Twitter is a subtwt (Sub Twitter) grouping in which various users talk about politics and engage in debate, the phenomena is most common in the Anglosphere, especially countries such as The UK, The US.
History
Poltwt was prominent for years since the launch of Twitter, but became especially prominent after Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter and renaming of the platform to X.
Elon Musk's algorithm changes caused Right Wing content to be emphasised, which caused users on the Left Wing and Right Wing to see more political content, becoming more political as a result.
Due to this extra political involvement of users, Poltwt became more prominent and after the 2024 Presidential Election, Poltwt became less serious and more satire.
Impact
Multiple Real Life Political Campaigns have used and had Poltwtw accredited to their success, such as Zack Polanski's campaign for leader of the Green Party in the UK, Donald Trump's campaign for president in 2024.
Notable users
Poltwt's defining feature is it's creation of 'micro celebrities', which are people that are famous to certain groups of people.
Username |
Notable Act(s) |
Ideology |
|---|---|---|
@TrueSlazac |
Multiple Viral Tweets |
Cosmopolitan Neoliberal |
@StatsForLefties |
Map Making |
Left-Wing |
@Junlper |
Writer for The Onion |
Left-Wing |
@ElectionMapsUK |
Electoral Maps and Poll Aggregator |
N/A |
@hoodg3nius |
Being Harassed by the DHS |
N/A |
@harryjsisson |
Debating Right-Wingers |
Left-Wing |
@tomhfh |
Journalism |
Right-Wing |
@HVilday |
Multi-Million View Tweet |
Centrist |
@ianmiles |
Supporting Trump, Musk and the MAGA movement |
Right-Wing |
@ProgressiveEmma |
Ragebait |
Socialist |
@LinkOfSunshine |
Satire Tweet about voting |
Maoism |
@jjmccullough |
YouTube Channel and Debate |
Conservative |
@jakonian |
Being mentioned by The London Economic |
Centrist |
@BrummieSeb |
Engaging in Fishhook Theory |
Left-Wing Populist |
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