SAN FRANCISCO, April 28 ― Key figures on the American left, Barack Obama among them, have shed thousands of followers since Elon Musk’s planned purchase of Twitter emerged, while numbers have soared for right-wing politicians.
Musk, the world’s richest man, struck a deal Monday to buy the US-based social media platform for US$44 billion (RM191.7 billion).
The news was greeted with enthusiasm…