Streisand Effect: Nunes Parody Account @DevinCow Has Surpassed Him in Twitter Followers After Lawsuit
Congressman Devin Nunes is learning a hard lesson about the Streisand Effect, thanks to an accidental side effect of his lawsuit against several online critics.
Earlier this week, Nunes filed a $250 million suit accusing Twitter of conservative censorship, and he’s also going after several Twitter users who he claims have defamed his character. One of those accounts named in the suit is Devin Nunes’ Cow, a troll/parody account that was relatively obscure several days ago, but has seen a meteoric rise on the internet and is turning into a prime example of the Streisand Effect.
For those who don’t know, the Streisand Effect, named after actress and singer Barbra Streisand, refers to the phenomenon where an attempt to conceal a certain piece of information causes it to receive mass publicity, ironically making it receive more attention than it might’ve gotten otherwise. Since @DevinsCow‘s Twitter following has jumped up by hundreds of thousands of followers in the last few days, political observers figured it was only a matter of time before the account surpassed Nunes’ actual Twitter following.
And so it has:
As of this writing, @DevinsCow has about 6,000 more followers than Nunes, and political observers are having a ball over this apparent misfire on the congressman’s part:
It’s official…@DevinCow, the account Devin Nunes sued, now has more followers than @DevinNunes.
My husband @andylassner who started the follow the cow campaign is going to be in a good mood for at least one week. pic.twitter.com/y1rhXvEQeC
— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) March 20, 2019
.@DevinCow now has more followers than @DevinNunes. We live in strange, strange times.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) March 20, 2019
WE DID IT!!
The cow that @DevinNunes is suing officially has more twitter followers than he does!!
Devin Nunes’ epic self own is now complete.
Congratulations @DevinCow!
Thank you for reminding us all what a colossally pathetic putz Devin Nunes is.#BeButter :cow2:
— andy lassner (@andylassner) March 20, 2019
When Devin Nunes filed his lawsuit against @DevinCow, the cow had around 2,000 followers.
Two days later, Devin Nunes' cow has MORE followers than the actual Devin Nunes (394K).
The Streisand Effect is real, but is henceforth to be known as the Nunes Effect.
ALL HAIL THE COW! pic.twitter.com/eUuMMRlEAZ
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) March 20, 2019
This is no bull. The cow won! @DevinCow, the parody account Nunes is annoyed by, now has more followers than @DevinNunes. It’s silly but also UDDER-ly enjoyable. MILK it for all it’s worth. You all butter keep on following #DevinCow ? pic.twitter.com/tzkoOo4ys5
— Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@ananavarro) March 20, 2019
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