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Andrew Tate, who is facing charges of alleged human trafficking, rape, and organized crime, has pleaded with Elon Musk to keep his late father’s Twitter account active.
Tate made a personal request to the Twitter CEO, asking him to make a special exception for him during the rollout of a new update.
Elon Musk had earlier announced that the social media platform would be purging accounts that had no activity at all for several years.
Many people commended the idea of the social media detox, but others criticized the plan, saying that it could delete the accounts of people who have passed on, and their words and interactions still remain as a fond memory to their friends and family.
Musk’s Announcement
Elon Musk took to Twitter to announce the newest reform he’s bringing to the platform.
He tweeted: “We’re purging accounts that have had no activity at all for several years, so you will probably see follower count drop.” While many commended the idea of the social media detox, others weren’t so on board.
One Twitter user responded: “Please don’t delete accounts of people who have passed on… it’s an important memory for many of us who have lost family who were active.”
Another user wrote: “Why would you do that? There are lots of legends who are no longer with us. Their Twitter history is something important enough to preserve, in my opinion.
Perhaps you can keep it somewhere separate instead of purging?” A third critic of the update echoed: “This will include several people who are no more but their words and interactions still remain as a fond memory to their friends/family. Don’t do this.”
Tate’s Plea
Upon catching light of the news, Andrew Tate made a special request to Elon Musk to keep his late father’s Twitter account active.
Tate wrote, “Very good idea. But my father died, and I still read his account daily.
Please keep him active.” He then tagged the Emory Tate Twitter account, with the handle @tateterrific, which first joined the platform back in October of 2011.
Emory Tate’s Twitter Account
The Emory Tate Twitter account follows just 16 people, some of which include Tate himself, Stephen Bear, Floyd Mayweather, and Storm Gym. It also follows a bunch of news outlets such as the Daily Mail UK, BBC News, Reuters,
CNN Breaking News, and Al Jazeera English. Although the account has not posted a tweet in nearly over a decade, back in 2013 (10 September), the Twitter account still boasts a whopping 78.6k followers and counting.
Elon Musk has not yet issued a response to Tate’s special request, nor has Tate provided a follow-up message. However, it’s clear that this is only the start of the push-back against the social media platform’s newest change.
