Elon Musk is now paying to get updates from a QAnon-linked influencer

 Twitter CEO Elon Musk is receiving praise from the far-right for his continual embrace of the movement’s most controversial figures.

On Friday, a QAnon-linked promoter known as “KanekoaTheGreat” openly celebrated the fact that Musk had subscribed to their Twitter account.

“Incredible,” they wrote. “Thank you for subscribing! @elonmusk.”

Kanekoa, who describes themselves as an “Independent Citizen Journalist,” is one of numerous far-right accounts allowed back on the platform following Musk’s acquisition. As noted in a report from the liberal non-profit media watchdog Media Matters in March, Musk had long been interacting with the account prior to subscribing.

Between Dec. 16, 2022 and March 20, according to Media Matters’ analysis, Musk replied to Kanekoa at least 24 times. Musk’s decision to subscribe, which costs a user $5 per month to do, is just the latest nod the billionaire has given to the far-right.

Aside from their membership in the QAnon influencer collective known as “We The Media,” Kanekoa has also been involved with anti-vaccine groups as well as campaigns falsely targeting election software companies for the results of the 2020 election, all hallmarks of the conspiracy.

Despite their involvement with We The Media, Kanekoa said in a March tweet that they’ve “literally never talked about qanon.”