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| {{Retitle|@bbcdoctorwho}}
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| Around late [[2020]], the [[Dalek]]s took control of an '''account''' with [[1600000 (number)|1600000]] [[follower]]s on a [[Twitter|platform]] with a limit of [[280 (number)|280]] [[letter|character]] observations. From this, they proclaimed that they had now gained control of [[Earth]], and that the day of [[victory]] would be celebrated as [[Dalek Day]] - however, [[Thirteenth Doctor|the Doctor]] infiltrated the account and took it back from the Daleks, who retreated and vowed to return on [[1 January]] [[2021]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Incoming Transmission (audio story)|Incoming Transmission]]'')
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| == Behind the scenes ==
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| {{main|Doctor Who Twitter account}}
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| @bbcdoctorwho is the official [[Doctor Who Twitter account|''Doctor Who'' Twitter account]]. It has been used several times to host stories that directly or indirectly promote the upcoming series of ''Doctor Who''.
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| === ''Doctor Who: Flux'' marketing campaign ===
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| @bbcdoctorwho was involved with the promotion of ''[[Doctor Who]]: [[Series 13 (Doctor Who)|Flux]]'', which was designed so that the audience were involved with the narrative of the arrival of [[the Flux]]:
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| On [[2 October (releases)|2 October]],<ref>[https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-teaser-season-13-newsupdate/?fbclid=IwAR3y4D2LWXU-XD2cyx5AuAq3IaPfHGrCE-57jMn1vrX7HLLKxKTCRnclIaM Doctor Who drops surprise teaser for season 13 on Radio Times]</ref> [[3 October (releases)|3 October]], <ref>[https://twitter.com/jamezevans123/status/1444674903345610756?s=21 @jamesevans123 on Twitter]</ref> [[4 October (releases)|4 October]],<ref>[https://twitter.com/bbcwilliamwho/status/1445087262480519174?s=21 @bbcwilliamwho on Twitter]</ref> [[5 October (releases)|5 October]],<ref>[https://twitter.com/bbcwilliamwho/status/1445480813315780612?s=21 @bbcwilliamwho on Twitter]</ref> [[6 October (releases)|6 October]],<ref>[https://twitter.com/whovianlife/status/1445796895050244102?s=21 @whovianlife on Twitter]</ref> [[7 October (releases)|7 October]],<ref>[https://twitter.com/bbcwilliamwho/status/1446183225152442374?s=21 @bbcwilliamwho on Twitter]</ref> and on [[8 October (releases)|8 October]], the account posted "interruptions" - short bursts of distorted footage of the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] sending a message.<ref>[https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1446505670975672323?s=21 @bbcdoctorwho on Twitter]</ref> Within the same day, the account posted what appeared to be a transcript of the Doctor saying "can you hear me?"<ref>[https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1446517045064081440?s=21 @bbcdoctorwho on Twitter]</ref> Very quickly after, all of the ''Doctor Who'' social media accounts shut down (barring [[Tumblr]], though that account had been inactive since [[January (releases)|January]]).<ref>[https://cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/doctor-who-media-accounts-disappear-ahead-of-series-13 Doctor Who media accounts disappear ahead of Series 13 on Cultbox]</ref> In the evening of [[9 October (releases)|9 October]], all of the social media accounts returned, posting promo images of the new series as well as giving new details about it.<ref>[https://cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/doctor-who-series-31-premieres-october-13-with-flux Doctor Who Series 13 premieres October 31 with ‘FLUX’]</ref> Among the content was the webcast ''[[The Flux is Coming... (webcast)|The Flux is Coming...]]'' which evidently showed that the "interruptions" where past of the webcast, in which the Doctor sent out a [[distress call]] waring of the arrival of the Flux, indirectly to the followers of the ''Doctor Who'' Twitter account.<ref>[https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1446894478304825347 ''The Flux is Coming...'' on @bbcdoctorwho on Twitter]</ref>
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| == External links ==
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| {{Twitter|bbcdoctorwho}}
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| == Footnotes ==
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| {{Reflist|2}}
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| {{Doctor Who}}
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| [[Category:Twitter accounts]]
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Revision as of 20:27, 7 November 2021
