Tech Twitter purge? Top Republican lawmakers lost followers after Elon Musk revived Twitter bid October 5, 2022October 6, 2022 Kevin Crowe and Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY Comments Off on Twitter purge? Top Republican lawmakers lost followers after Elon Musk revived Twitter bid Purging conservatives? After Elon Musk revived $44 billion deal to buy Twitter, official accounts of Republican lawmakers lost thousands of followers.