Poniższa analiza skupia się na badaniu wykorzystania memów na platformie społecznościowej Twitter w kształtowaniu wizerunków celebrytów. Analizie poddano w szczególności dwa posty z memami Elona Muska i stojącą za nimi strategię przedstawiania wizerunku, korzystając elementów analizy multimedialnej i krytycznej analizy dyskursu. W kolejnym kroku artykuł skupia się na odbiorze tych postów, stosując analizę porównawczą treści za pomocą specjalnie dobranego zestawu kryteriów, w celu oceny skuteczności strategii stojącej za analizowanymi postami i stopnia prawdopodobieństwa istnienia cenzury na Twitterze po jego zakupie przez Elona Muska. Badanie porównawcze ma formę analizy treści 150 pierwszych odpowiedzi na każdy z dwóch postów. Badanie pokazuje nie tylko przykłady prób zmniejszenia dystansu, który jest naturalny w relacjach z celebrytą w mediach społecznościowych, ale także to, na ile skuteczne są te próby i czy pozwalają na odwrócenie uwagi odbiorców od danej postaci i jej oddziaływania na użytkowników.
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