The author, KVD, talks about the "Twitter Police" phenomenon where he and others expose celebrities and companies for promoting products (usually phones) while tweeting from a competing device. He shares several examples, including Gal Gadot tweeting about Huawei phones from an iPhone, and Samsung, OnePlus, and Apple employees tweeting from iPhones. KVD notes that these instances often occur because social media teams manage celebrity accounts and may not use the products they're promoting. He finds it humorous and ironic that these mistakes happen, especially in the tech industry where it's easy to get caught. The author also mentions a tool that allows users to scrub through Twitter accounts and see the devices used to post tweets, which he used to investigate some accounts.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Gal Gadot, an actress and Huawei brand ambassador, was found to be tweeting about Huawei phones from an iPhone.
2. This discovery was made by a Twitter user, KVD, who was in an Uber and noticed Gadot's tweets from an iPhone.
3. KVD screenshotted the tweets and shared them on Twitter, where they gained attention.
4. Articles were written about the incident, and people from Huawei reached out to KVD about it.
5. Gadot's Twitter account was later found to have been tweeting from an Android device, and the iPhone tweets were deleted.
6. Other instances of celebrities and companies tweeting from competing devices were found, including:
a. Anushka Sharma, a Google ambassador, tweeting about Google Pixel from an iPhone.
b. A verified Samsung account tweeting an official announcement for the Galaxy Note 9 from an iPhone.
c. Razer's official Twitter account tweeting about the Razer Phone 2 from an iPhone.
d. Carl Pei, CEO of OnePlus, tweeting from an iPad.
e. Linus, a fellow YouTuber, tweeting a video about why Android is better than iPhone from an iPhone.
f. Apple's Twitter account tweeting from an Android device (though this was a stretch).
7. A tool was created to scrub through Twitter accounts and see the client used to share tweets.
8. Using this tool, KVD found that:
a. Gal Gadot had tweeted over 100 times from an iPhone on her account.
b. Samsung Mobile Nigeria's official account had over 300 tweets from an iPhone, which were later deleted.
9. The incident with Samsung Mobile Nigeria's account led to the account being deleted and then reactivated with all iPhone tweets removed.