The Musk tracker

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.

Compiled by Starlink Watch editors · Updated 4 Nov 2026

212entries

44countries and the EU

147with an official response

35with a fact-check or court finding

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1 entry: Fights with regulators and courts · United KingdomClear filters

Confrontations with national regulators, courts and laws over his companies.

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9 Jan 2026Regulators and courts

Amid Grok deepfake row, Musk asks 'Why is the UK government so fascist?' as Ofcom investigates X

As ministers threatened action over sexualised images generated with X's Grok AI, Musk wrote They want any excuse for censorship and Why is the UK government so fascist?

Response: Technology Secretary Liz Kendall called the images despicable and abhorrent and backed Ofcom's powers; Starmer told a meeting of Labour MPs If X cannot control Grok, we will (Express & Star). Ofc…

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