Nigel Farage has claimed that nobody new follows him on
Twitter anymore and said engagement with his posts is at an "all-time low".
The former
Ukip leader blamed the low interest in his musings on the social network's "algorithm" which he suggested was somehow penalising him.
His comments come as US billionaire
Elon Musk bought the website for $44 billion US (£35 billion) and claimed he would protect free speech.
In a post on the social network Farage said: "For years I would gain 30,000 new Twitter followers per month and most tweets would get 5,000 plus retweets.
"Now I've had zero growth for 18 months and engagement is at an all-time low. It's the same for thousands of others.
"Twitter's algorithm now needs to change — and change fast!"
Mr Farage admitted that it was possible that "my stuff's really dull and boring" and that "I've not nothing interesting to say, no original thoughts whatsoever".
But he added, laughing: "I don't actually think that's the case."