With Elon Musk’s great power comes great irresponsibility
2 days, 8 hours ago

With Elon Musk’s great power comes great irresponsibility

The Independent  

It now seems clear to me that Elon Musk’s political judgement cannot be trusted. However, as Nigel Farage is suddenly realising, Musk appears prone to use his huge media platform to launch unprovoked attacks seemingly without bothering to acquaint himself with relevant facts. Nigel Plevin Ilminster, Somerset There are limits to freedom of speech Musk’s assertion that Tommy Robinson was imprisoned for exposing grooming gangs is demonstrably false. The European Union recently identified X as a major source of misinformation, and Brazil’s Supreme Court banned the platform over its failure to tackle hate speech and fake news. Jonathan Newcombe Huddersfield, West Yorkshire End-of-life scare On reading Becky Bowden’s article highlighting her mother’s worries about heating her home, it suddenly occurred to me that the cancelling of the heating allowance might be part of a “cunning plan” to reduce the number of vulnerable pensioners of non-working age As an 83-year-old suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, among other things, I am required to have a daily injection and take five tablets, seven at weekends.

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Elon Musk helped Trump win. Now he's looking at Europe, and many politicians are alarmed
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1 day, 8 hours ago

Elon Musk helped Trump win. Now he's looking at Europe, and many politicians are alarmed

Associated Press  

LONDON — Fresh from pouring his money and energies into helping Donald Trump win reelection, Elon Musk has trained his sights on Europe, setting off alarm bells among politicians across the continent. Musk’s feed on his social network X is dotted with abusive language — labeling politicians “stupid cretin” and “sniveling cowards” — as well as retweets of far-right and …

U.K. leader Starmer slams 'lies and misinformation' after attacks from Elon Musk
2 days, 1 hour ago

U.K. leader Starmer slams 'lies and misinformation' after attacks from Elon Musk

NPR  

U.K. leader Starmer slams 'lies and misinformation' after attacks from Elon Musk toggle caption Leon Neal/AP/Pool Getty Images Europe LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday condemned "lies and misinformation" that he said are undermining U.K. democracy, in response to a barrage of attacks on his government from Elon Musk. Sponsor Message Asked about Musk's comments during a …

Elon Musk has done nothing but harm by wading into the grooming scandal
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2 days, 4 hours ago

Elon Musk has done nothing but harm by wading into the grooming scandal

The Independent  

Money talks, as they say – and if you’re the richest person on the planet, then the amplification that can be exerted on your random thoughts is awesome indeed. Ironically, Mr Musk’s latest activities seem to be a powerful case study into what happens when someone spends too much time on social media; sincerely believes that it is a reliable …

Musk doubles down in grooming gangs row after being accused of ‘spreading lies’ by Starmer: Live
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2 days, 7 hours ago

Musk doubles down in grooming gangs row after being accused of ‘spreading lies’ by Starmer: Live

The Independent  

✕ Close Starmer responds to Elon Musk government attacks during major NHS speech Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our …

‘Attack’ Starmer is right to tell Elon Musk to get lost
2 days, 11 hours ago

‘Attack’ Starmer is right to tell Elon Musk to get lost

The Independent  

In recent days, the prime minister faced a dilemma about how to respond to the barrage of abuse from Elon Musk, troll-in-chief, owner of X and soon-to-be member of the Trump administration. Starmer said he wasn’t going to “individualise this to Elon Musk or anyone else”, and tried to turn his counterfire onto the Conservative Party – accusing it of …

Musk’s comments on Labour minister Phillips were ‘reprehensible’ – Swinney
2 days, 12 hours ago

Musk’s comments on Labour minister Phillips were ‘reprehensible’ – Swinney

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Elon Musk’s comments about Jess Phillips were “reprehensible”, John Swinney …

Keir Starmer hits back at Elon Musk’s ‘lies’ over handling of child sex abuse scandal
3 days, 1 hour ago

Keir Starmer hits back at Elon Musk’s ‘lies’ over handling of child sex abuse scandal

CNN  

London CNN — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has criticized those “spreading lies and misinformation” about child sex grooming gangs in the United Kingdom, responding to an online storm whipped up by Elon Musk. In another, he called for Starmer’s safeguarding minister, Jess Philips, to be imprisoned, calling her “pure evil” and “a wicked creature.” On Monday, he also said …

Should Starmer worry about Elon Musk’s attacks on his government?
3 days, 6 hours ago

Should Starmer worry about Elon Musk’s attacks on his government?

The Independent  

One of Sir Keir Starmer’s biggest challenges in 2025 will come not from the Conservative Party, or even inside Parliament or the UK, but from the heart of Donald Trump’s administration. open image in gallery Elon Musk has been one of Keir Starmer’s biggest critics since the general election The Independent looks at how seriously Sir Keir should take the …

Farage defends Elon Musk over grooming gang attacks on Starmer
3 days, 15 hours ago

Farage defends Elon Musk over grooming gang attacks on Starmer

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nigel Farage has launched a defense of Elon Musk’s incendiary social …

British right smacks down MAGA after Elon Musk goes a 'step too far': report
5 days ago

British right smacks down MAGA after Elon Musk goes a 'step too far': report

Raw Story  

Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s increasing influence in the United States as a key ally of incoming President Donald Trump and around the world has stoked concerns among far-right figures in the United Kingdom. Warnings from far-right British politicians poured in Thursday after Musk posted a flood of messages on his X platform calling for the release from prison of far-right …

Neither money nor Musk should control our politicians
5 days, 7 hours ago

Neither money nor Musk should control our politicians

The Independent  

We live in a democracy. Susan Lammin Dumfries Social care needs short-term help too Meaningful reform of social care is long overdue, and, as the chief executive at Anchor, myself and my colleagues welcome the intent to achieve cross-party agreement to finally address an issue affecting growing numbers of some of the most vulnerable people in the country. Julian Self …

Elon Musk Is Posting Nonstop Falsehoods About ‘Grooming Gangs’
55 years ago

Elon Musk Is Posting Nonstop Falsehoods About ‘Grooming Gangs’

Wired  

In 2024, Elon Musk’s attention was focused squarely on the US presidential election. Musk has feverishly spent the past few days boosting disinformation and divisive rhetoric on X about Muslim grooming gangs in the UK, posting almost 200 times, a WIRED review of the centibillionaire’s output has found. Musk is also pushing the narrative that organized child sex abuse is …

Musk is ‘misjudged and certainly misinformed’ over UK grooming attacks, says senior minister
5 days, 12 hours ago

Musk is ‘misjudged and certainly misinformed’ over UK grooming attacks, says senior minister

Associated Press  

LONDON — A senior British politician pushed back Friday on Elon Musk’s criticism of the government’s handling of a historic child grooming scandal. Though Health Secretary Wes Streeting said Musk’s views were was “misjudged and certainly misinformed,” he urged the world’s richest man and close confidant of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to work with the government on tackling the issue …

Elon Musk calls for King Charles to dissolve parliament over ‘grooming gangs’
5 days, 15 hours ago

Elon Musk calls for King Charles to dissolve parliament over ‘grooming gangs’

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk has continued his criticism of the Government, calling on the King to step in and dissolve Parliament. Mr Musk retweeted the X thread with a one-word comment: “Yes.” The 53-year-old Starlink boss continued to wade into the debate overnight, hours after he posted that safeguarding minister Jess Phillips “deserves to be in prison” after she denied requests for …

Elon Musk calls on King to dissolve Parliament over grooming gangs
5 days, 19 hours ago

Elon Musk calls on King to dissolve Parliament over grooming gangs

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Musk retweeted the X thread with a one-word comment: “Yes.” The 53-year-old Starlink …

Who is Tommy Robinson and why is Elon Musk throwing his weight behind him?
6 days, 1 hour ago

Who is Tommy Robinson and why is Elon Musk throwing his weight behind him?

Al Jazeera  

Musk made posts on X calling for jailed right-wing UK activist Robinson to be released. Not content with merely campaigning for United States President-elect Donald Trump and urging Germans to vote for the far-right political party, Alternative for Germany in the country’s upcoming elections, American billionaire Elon Musk is ruffling political feathers in the United Kingdom as well with an …

Musk urges release of British far-right figurehead
6 days, 7 hours ago

Musk urges release of British far-right figurehead

Raw Story  

by Joe JACKSON Elon Musk on Thursday called for the release from prison of Tommy Robinson, one of Britain's best known far-right agitators, in the US tech billionaire's latest UK intervention. In a flurry of messages on his X platform, Musk also renewed his criticism of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, highlighting that his time as chief state prosecutor in …

Musk calls for jailed UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson to be released
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1 week ago

Musk calls for jailed UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson to be released

Al Jazeera  

US technology billionaire says Tommy Robinson, who is serving in 18-month prison sentence, ‘should be freed’. Elon Musk has called for the jailed British far-right activist Tommy Robinson to be released and criticised UK Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer for his response to grooming scandals when he served as the country’s chief prosecutor more than a decade ago. Musk’s tweets …

Elon Musk attacks Keir Starmer’s Labour government with UK investment claim
1 week, 2 days ago

Elon Musk attacks Keir Starmer’s Labour government with UK investment claim

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Elon Musk has hit out at Keir Starmer claiming that "very …

Elon Musk will help Reform UK win over young voters and beat the Tories, Nigel Farage claims
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1 week, 4 days ago

Elon Musk will help Reform UK win over young voters and beat the Tories, Nigel Farage claims

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. With rumours swirling of a potentially massive donation to Reform from the world’s richest man, …

Starmer could introduce new law to block Musk from donating to Reform, minister says
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Starmer could introduce new law to block Musk from donating to Reform, minister says

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sir Keir Starmer could introduce a new law to block Elon …

Lawmakers want to quiz Musk about AI's role in riots
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Lawmakers want to quiz Musk about AI's role in riots

China Daily  

By EARLE GALE in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-11-21 11:22 Technology billionaire Elon Musk will be invited to give evidence to a panel of United Kingdom lawmakers probing the role of social media in riots that swept the nation in the summer. The Guardian newspaper said the committee investigating the relationship between social media and riots wants …

Lawmakers want to quiz Musk about AI's role in riots
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Lawmakers want to quiz Musk about AI's role in riots

China Daily  

Technology billionaire Elon Musk will be invited to give evidence to a panel of United Kingdom lawmakers probing the role of social media in riots that swept the nation in the summer. The Guardian newspaper said the committee investigating the relationship between social media and riots wants to know whether Musk's social media platform X allowed false information to spread. …

Lawmakers want to quiz Musk about AI's role in riots
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Lawmakers want to quiz Musk about AI's role in riots

China Daily  

Technology billionaire Elon Musk will be invited to give evidence to a panel of United Kingdom lawmakers probing the role of social media in riots that swept the nation in the summer. The Guardian newspaper said the committee investigating the relationship between social media and riots wants to know whether Musk's social media platform X allowed false information to spread. …

Elon Musk threatens to deepen the rift between Europe and America
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk threatens to deepen the rift between Europe and America

The Economist  

A peace of convenience usually reigns between politicians and corporate chieftains. Politicos go easy on businessfolk from whom they hope to secure investments and campaign contributions, while the bosses hold their tongues in the hope of securing subsidies and permits that are in politicians’ gift. No brawl has been quite so public in recent times as that pitting Elon Musk …

Elon Musk posts then deletes shocking reaction to Donald Trump assassination attempt
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk posts then deletes shocking reaction to Donald Trump assassination attempt

Daily Mail  

Elon Musk has once again stirred controversy after Secret Service agents managed to avert an assassination attempt on Donald Trump yesterday with an 'appalling' post on his social media platform X. Elon Musk has once again stirred controversy after Secret Service agents managed to avert an assassination attempt on Donald Trump yesterday Responding to a post that asked: 'Why they …

Elon Musk condemned by Downing Street for claim ‘civil war is inevitable’ in UK after riots
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk condemned by Downing Street for claim ‘civil war is inevitable’ in UK after riots

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Downing Street has …

Elon Musk and Donald Trump: The X CEO’s interview showed why other nations despise him.
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk and Donald Trump: The X CEO’s interview showed why other nations despise him.

Slate  

Among the bits of nonsense that best buds Elon Musk and Donald Trump traded Monday night in their glitch-delayed audio conversation on X, one especially concerning remark from Musk stuck out as a key indicator of his far-right worldview. In response to a right-wing commentator who tweeted the blatant lie that “mass migration and open borders” were responsible for the …

Musk is an arsonist with a huge box of matches – we need political leaders to stand up
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Musk is an arsonist with a huge box of matches – we need political leaders to stand up

The Independent  

Let me remind you of a different age, not so very long ago. In a fascinating interview with New York Times journalist Ezra Klein, he recently spoke of the dangers inherent in Donald Trump’s masterful ability to stir up hatred between communities and strip away the “thin veil of society” that holds us together. And we regress back, you know, …

The best way to deal with Elon Musk? Ignore him
5 months ago

The best way to deal with Elon Musk? Ignore him

The Independent  

James Moore’s comments on Elon Musk’s interference in UK politics are spot on. Immature people with power who use social media to indoctrinate audiences with their uninformed or directed ideas should be treated like naughty children and ignored. Matt Minshall Brittany Language of the unheard Andrew Grice’s piece today reminded me of the words of Martin Luther King Jr: “A …

Elon Musk lashes out at the UK again as Sunak holidays in California
5 months ago

Elon Musk lashes out at the UK again as Sunak holidays in California

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Musk also retweeted a post by the co-leader of …

Police brace for rioting across UK
5 months ago

Police brace for rioting across UK

China Daily  

By JONATHAN POWELL in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-08-08 09:25 A police van is seen parked near Waltham Forest Immigration Bureau in London, Britain, Aug 7, 2024. Police in the United Kingdom were monitoring numerous planned far-right gatherings across the country on Wednesday, following disorder that has erupted in multiple locations in the past week as a …

Why Musk is taking on Starmer over far-right riots
5 months ago

Why Musk is taking on Starmer over far-right riots

The Independent  

Elon Musk is now an expert on London’s ugly riots. According to the businessman turned leading authority on world affairs in places he’s probably never visited, it is now “inevitable” that the UK is headed for “civil war”. He’s also been trolling prime minister Keir Starmer about the Rotherham grooming gang scandal, and even implied that communities are treated differently …

Thousands of police braced for day of riots as Elon Musk fans flames with tirade against Starmer
5 months ago

Thousands of police braced for day of riots as Elon Musk fans flames with tirade against Starmer

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The apparently unprovoked attack on Starmer and the UK government from across the Atlantic came …

At a time of civil unrest, the last thing Britain needs is Elon Musk
5 months ago

At a time of civil unrest, the last thing Britain needs is Elon Musk

The Independent  

When Elon Musk bought Twitter two years ago, he jocularly styled himself “Tweeter-in-Chief”. Mr Musk might also like to learn a little more about how the UK’s brave unarmed police deal with civil disorder before traducing them for operating a “two-tier” approach to policing. In fact, countless innocent people are being terrorised by baying mobs inflamed by the myths and …

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Elon Musk is fanning the flames with civil war jibe
5 months ago

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Elon Musk is fanning the flames with civil war jibe

Daily Mail  

Instead of acting to remove inflammatory material from his social media site, Elon Musk seems determined to add to it. Not content with giving a platform to the likes of English Defence League founder Tommy Robinson, the Twitter/X owner now informs his 192 million followers that Britain is sliding towards an ‘inevitable’ civil war. Pictured: Elon Musk arrives at an …

Elon Musk engages with Tommy Robinson as social media warned over misinformation
5 months ago

Elon Musk engages with Tommy Robinson as social media warned over misinformation

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Elon Musk engaged with right-wing activist Tommy Robinson on X, hours after the …

Conservative Brazilians laud Elon Musk at rally in support of ex-president Bolsonaro
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Conservative Brazilians laud Elon Musk at rally in support of ex-president Bolsonaro

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Conservative Brazilians heaped praise Sunday on Elon Musk at a rally in support of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro, whose legal troubles are mounting in tandem with the billionaire entrepreneur’s feud with the South American nation’s Supreme Court. “Brazil Thanks Elon Musk,” read one giant sign in English at the rally alongside Copacabana beach in the …

Elon Musk is being portrayed as ‘Hitler of the month’, Matt Taibbi claims
1 year, 10 months ago

Elon Musk is being portrayed as ‘Hitler of the month’, Matt Taibbi claims

The Independent  

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Elon Musk listens while vilified, hailed as tweet trial ends
1 year, 11 months ago

Elon Musk listens while vilified, hailed as tweet trial ends

Hindustan Times  

As he sat stoically in court, Elon Musk on Friday was both vilified as a rich narcissist whose reckless behaviour risks “anarchy” and hailed as a visionary looking out for the “little guy”. Tesla CEO Elon Musk The contrasting portraits of the enigmatic billionaire came during closing arguments in a trial focused on whether Musk's tweeting in 2018 misled Tesla …

Musk is ‘Teflon Elon’ once again as jury sides with him over ‘funding secured’ tweet
1 year, 11 months ago

Musk is ‘Teflon Elon’ once again as jury sides with him over ‘funding secured’ tweet

LA Times  

Elon Musk, right, leaves a federal courthouse on Friday in San Francisco. A high-profile trial focused on 2018 tweets about the financing for a Tesla buyout that never happened drew a surprise spectator for Friday’s final arguments — Elon Musk, the billionaire who is being accused of misleading investors with his usage of the Twitter service he now owns. Friday’s …

Is the world’s richest person the world’s worst boss? What it’s like working for Elon Musk
2 years, 1 month ago

Is the world’s richest person the world’s worst boss? What it’s like working for Elon Musk

LA Times  

In the last two weeks, thousands of Twitter employees have gotten a small taste of what it‘s like to work for Elon Musk: the out-of-nowhere firings, the threats and the bluster, the pubescent jocularity, the day-to-day uncertainty and the urgent demands to work through the night. If there’s such a thing as a warm and cuddly boss, Musk has long …

The Government’s Nearly Airtight, Mostly Pointless Case Against Elon Musk
2 years, 7 months ago

The Government’s Nearly Airtight, Mostly Pointless Case Against Elon Musk

Slate  

Everyone has their passion. The SEC probe revolves around Musk’s purchase of 9.2 percent of Twitter stock earlier this spring—specifically how he did and did not disclose those early purchases. It’s important.” The first problem is obvious if you just go over and click on the actual filing Musk made with the SEC to tell the agency that he’d bought …

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