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Elon Musk and governments worldwide

A sourced record of 215 statements and actions by Elon Musk and his companies since 2022: interventions in the politics, governments, courts and regulation of 44 countries and the European Union, threats and legal action against critics, and the use of market power against competitors. Each entry sets out what he said or did, the background, the response and what happened next.

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215entries
45countries and the EU
147with an official response
35with a fact-check or court finding
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1 entry: Elections and parties · TürkiyeClear filters

Endorsing or attacking parties and candidates in elections around the world.

2023 1

Elections

Twitter restricts some content in Turkey before presidential election; Musk defends decision

Two days before Turkey's 14 May election, Twitter said it had taken action to restrict access to some content in Turkey, without naming the content. Musk defended it: The choice is have Twitter throttled in its entirety or limit access to some tweets.

Response: Human Rights Watch urged platforms to be more transparent, saying the election's integrity depended on accessible platforms. Musk said Twitter could post what the Turkish government had sent.

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