Dril
Pseudonymous Twitter user
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| 2023 | Participates in his first interview under his own name, published in The Ringer, further confirming his identity as Paul Dochney. |
| 2023 | Dril created an account on Bluesky during its invite-only early access phase, becoming the first notable celebrity user on the platform according to Forbes. |
| April 2023 | Dril revived the #BlockTheBlue campaign, expressing hope for Twitter's downfall and criticizing Twitter Blue subscribers as 'dead-eyed cretins'. |
| April 22 2023 | Twitter unexpectedly gave dril a blue checkmark despite not subscribing to Twitter Blue. Dril repeatedly changed his display name in an attempt to remove the checkmark, ultimately settling on 'slave to Woke'. |
| November 9 2022 | Dril launched the #BlockTheBlue hashtag and publicly stated he would 'absolutely block on sight' anyone with a paid Twitter blue checkmark in response to Twitter's new verification system under Elon Musk. |
| 2019 | Announces the launch of 'Truthpoint: Darkweb Rising', an InfoWars parody web series co-created with comedian Derek Estevez-Olsen for Adult Swim. |
| 2018 | Publishes his first book, 'Dril Official "Mr. Ten Years" Anniversary Collection', a compilation of the account's notable tweets with new illustrations. |
| 2017 | Dril's real identity is revealed through a doxing incident, with New York magazine suggesting Paul Dochney (born 1987) as the author behind the account. |
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