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Elon Musk and governments worldwide

A sourced record of 212 statements and actions by Elon Musk and his companies since 2022: interventions in the politics, governments, courts and regulation of 43 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.

212entries
44countries and the EU
147with an official response
35with a fact-check or court finding
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1 entry: Threats and intimidation · European UnionClear filters

Threats, lawsuits and retaliation against journalists, researchers, critics, employees and companies.

2022 1

Threats

Twitter suspends journalists from CNN, NYT and Washington Post who covered jet-tracking ban; UN and EU object

Twitter suspended the accounts of several reporters, including CNN's Donie O'Sullivan, The New York Times' Ryan Mac, The Washington Post's Drew Harwell and The Intercept's Micah Lee, after coverage of the @elonjet ban. Musk wrote that "doxxing my real-time lo…

Response: A spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres called the suspensions a dangerous precedent. EU Commissioner Věra Jourová warned of possible sanctions under EU law, saying "There are red lin…