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Over the course of 2024, X has changed from what Elon Musk once described as a 鈥渄igital town square,鈥� to a platform that seems to reward users with more extreme political views.
Marianna focuses on individual X users who have shot to prominence, and are emblematic of the changes and their consequences. What makes some X users particularly successful, why does it matter, and what are the implications for other platforms?
We also look at Elon Musk鈥檚 role, and what his game plan could be in 2025 with X.

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鈥� Marianna Spring, Disinformation and Social Media Correspondent

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