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b"Social media is in flux. The disruption started when Elon Musk acquired Twitter, purged most of the staff, turned the blue checkmark verification system into a pay for play system, and welcomed previously banned extremists and QAnon followers back onto the platform. To add to the chaos, last week Elon announced that Twitter is rebranding as \\u201cX.\\u201d His stated goal is to turn X into an \\u201ceverything app,\\u201d an all-in-one platform for messaging, voice and video calls, social media posts, payment services, and more. This rebrand included erecting a giant metal flashing X on top of the former Twitter building, much to the discomfort of the building\\u2019s neighbors in San Francisco.\\n\\nOn today\\u2019s episode we discuss how emboldened conspiracists are using their paid checkmarks to build clout and spread disinformation. This includes a newcomer to disinformation game named Dom Lucre, who was suspended for posting child abuse material before Elon personally restored his account. And General Michael Flynn and former 8kun administrator Ron Watkins working to revive pizzagate ahead of the coming election season.\\n\\nWe also chat with tech journalist Ryan Broderick in an attempt to figure out why Elon Musk is doing all this.\\n\\nSubscribe for $5 a month to get an extra episode of QAA every week + access to ongoing series like 'Manclan,' 'Trickle Down,' and 'The Spectral Voyager': http://www.patreon.com/QAnonAnonymous\\n\\nQAA's Website: https://qanonanonymous.com\\n\\nMusic by Pontus Berghe. Editing by Corey Klotz.\\n\\nGarbage Day Newsletter\\n\\nhttps://www.garbageday.email/\\n\\nChristopher Beale\\u2019s Link Tree\\n\\nhttps://linktr.ee/realchrisjbeale\\n\\nREFERENCES\\n\\nhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/07/27/twitter-csam-dom-lucre-elon-musk/\\n\\nhttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/14/opinion/facebook-far-right.html\\n\\nhttps://twitter.com/MattBinder/status/1684670401027145728"