He's one of Australia's most outspoken politicians, but conservative South Australian Senator Cory Bernardi has decided to go radio silent on social media.
On Tuesday, Bernardi mysteriously deleted all his tweets but left his profile intact.
It's unclear why Bernardi bid adieu to tweets of times gone by, but on Nov. 22, he made an epic Twitter fail. Bernardi mistakenly quoted a neo-Nazi on the social media platform: "To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticise."
The quote -- often attributed to Voltaire -- is actually by American Holocaust-denier Kevin Strom, adapted from his essay titled "All America must know the terror that is upon us."
A leading expert in Voltaire, Paul Gibbard from the University of Western Australia, spoke to The Guardian about the quote. He said despite not being his words, the quote was not "not un-Voltarian." Nevertheless, not Voltaire.
Some people caught onto Bernadi's Twitter fire sale Monday, when he began to get rid of old tweets
You've deleted a lot of your account, @corybernardi, and that's a great start. You should be commended for being close to the ultimate goal.— Christian McCheer (@christianmccrea) November 30, 2015
.@CoryBernardi You seem to have deleted every tweet since 2012?— John Johnsonson (@JohnJohnsonson) November 30, 2015
But he's since tweeted, confusing the situation
Here's a tweet just to make sure you can't say I deleted them all.— Cory Bernardi (@corybernardi) December 1, 2015
And Twitter responded, in its own way
Some believe there's a method to his particular madness
I reckon @corybernardi has got Twitter figured out. He's deleted all his tweets & is following nobody. He gets it. #auspol— David M. Green (@David_M_Green) December 1, 2015
Bernardi also doesn't follow anyone, which we guess must be a little lonely
Cory Bernardi combining “Never Tweet” policy with “Never Follow”. His world view remains unchallenged. pic.twitter.com/stXtOZi6k5— Kevin Airs (@KevinAirs442) December 1, 2015
Whether he will tweet anymore is unclear. In any case, we'll be waiting
