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 · IranClear filters

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

2023 1

27 Oct 2023Regulators and courts

UN telecoms board rules Starlink service in Iran must stop after Iranian complaint

The ITU's Radio Regulations Board ruled that Starlink use in Iran violated international regulations and that the US and Norway, as notifying administrations, must act to disable terminals there.

Response: Iranian officials said unlicensed Starlink activity must end and the operator must obtain licences (Iran International).

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