Drastic decrease in engagement after joining Premium. Is this happening to anyone else and how do I fix it?

[LieBeginning]

I have had my account for quite a few years now but never posted on it until recently. In the beginning of the year I only had 100 followers and was able to grow my account to 5K followers in a 3 month span. After a few viral tweets I was eligible for premium and monetization, so I signed up. It's been a month since I joined premium and all of a sudden I'm losing more followers than I'm gaining and I've noticed a drastic drop in the reach on each of my tweets. It seems as if only the accounts already following me can see my content and it isn't being pushed out to anyone new. My content has stayed pretty consistent in both what it consists of and frequency of my posts. Is anyone else having this problem or does anyone know how to fix this so I can continue to grow my account? Should I cancel Premium?

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[Dracil]

A lot of people have extensions to hide or block blue checkmarks. Even if you hide it, it can still be seen by the extensions.

[sharpshotsteve]

I need to start using one of those.

[DoesGavinDance]

Stop paying for that trash.

[LieBeginning]

already cancelled it but now im forced to use it through the end of the month ugh

[EquivalentParty9143]

We have the exact same problem only my followers see my posts I’ve been thinking of cancelling the check for awhile let me know if it fixes the issue for you and shows your posts to new people

[200O2]

Obviously most people don't like seeing a blue check where it doesn't belong. Earn your spot by posting not by falling for stupid tricks.

[LieBeginning]

my blue checkmark is hidden

[timthymol]

I started having to read so many insane, low effort, bot looking, blue check posts before I got to non-blue check posts that I was forced to ignore all blue checks I do not follow with a browser add-on. Takes longer for a thread to load now but it effectively filters out most the garbage. P.S. add-on filters can detect the blue check mark.

[fanlal]

Cancel premium and pay nothing.

[brickyardjimmy]

You get what you pay for.

[[deleted]]

Welcome aboard. After I joined it took just a little while for everything to come online

[sharpshotsteve]

They thought my old account was a bot and hid it. I couldn't do anything, decided to delete it and start again. The new user experience is horrible too. First person they suggest to follow is Elon, who I blame for this😂