Far-right Twitter influencers first on Elon Musk’s monetization scheme

The first beneficiaries appear to be high-profile influencers like Andrew Tate, DC Draino, Ian Miles Cheong, Benny Johnson and Ashley St. Clair.

The Washington Post
@taylorlorenz Now you know you've made it to the big time - Congrats! Thanks for all your hard work and the excellent article - I reposted your story on kbin.social to get it as wide an exposure as possible on the Fediverse. I fully believe that this is part of a larger effort by Musk's Saudi and Russian investors to influence the upcoming elections. If you could do an expose into his financiers, their political abuses, and their long term strategy when it comes to swaying popular opinion, your readers would be grateful.
Twitter is paying far right high profile creators, including Andrew Tate, thousands of dollars for posting to the app - Internet - kbin.social

The first beneficiaries appear to be string of high profile far right influencers who tweeted before the announcement how much they’ve earned as part of the program. Ian Miles Cheong, Benny Johnson, and Ashley St. Claire all touted their earnings...