[kossTKR]

It is curious, and post revelations in the recent decade nothing is too weird to suspect - but don't underestimate the immense social value of jumping on the technological bandwagon and the free "hip" PR that it produces in media. And when more people do it, more people do it, i.e the bandwagon effect.

People then look at the articles written in the media and say "hey i use that app too, cool, we are part of the same tribe".

Showing of knowledge of the tech-zeitgeist is an easy way for a politician or anyone for that matter to appear being both with the times", "tech-savvy" and just the same as regular folk.