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Jess Rauchberg, Doctoral Candidate, Communication Studies and Media Arts, McMaster University

Impersonation and parody: Shitposters satirically mock Elon Musk’s chaotic Twitter takeover

Twitter users have been shitposting on the social media site to challenge Elon Musk's takeover of the platform. (Shutterstock)

Posting on Twitter has changed since Elon Musk finalized his $44 billion takeover of the micro-blogging platform.

One of Musk’s first orders as CEO: Adding opt-in paid verification to the social networking platform’s Twitter Blue program. Previously, account verification was used to credibly identify people or organizations of public interest and did not require payment.

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