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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.

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212entries
44countries and the EU
147with an official response
35with a fact-check or court finding
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Power and conflicts

Vietnam approves five-year Starlink pilot without foreign-ownership limits amid US tariff risk

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung signed a decision allowing SpaceX to pilot Starlink in Vietnam until no later than 1 January 2031, capped at 600,000 subscribers and with no foreign-ownership restrictions (VnEconomy).

Response: Deputy telecoms authority head Nguyen Anh Cuong said Starlink, if licensed, can operate like other telcos in the country (Bangkok Post).

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