As Elon Musk Promotes Far-Right German Party, EU Politicians Suggest Shutting Off X’s Algorithm
As Elon Musk uses his global propaganda platform, X, to target various governments throughout Europe, politicians in those countries are beginning to fight back. This week, as Musk continued to promote a far-right political party in Germany,
German Leader Olaf Scholz Staying 'Cool' Over Elon Musk
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he was staying "cool" in comments published by the German magazine Stern, after critical personal comments made by Elon Musk last year. Musk came under fire for backing the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in an opinion piece in a German newspaper in December.
Elon Musk to interview AfD leader on X ahead of German election
Elon Musk is expected to host a live interview on his social media platform X with the leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany party.As per Reuters, this event is likely to happen before Germany’s national election on
Elon Musk helped Trump win. Now he's looking at Europe, and many politicians are alarmed
Fresh from pouring his money and energies into helping Donald Trump win re-election, Elon Musk has trained his sights on Europe
Elon Musk shifts his far-right influence campaign to Europe
Fresh off his winning bet on President-elect Donald Trump in the 2024 election, Elon Musk has been ramping up his efforts to replicate his political influence across the pond.
German Conservatives Embrace Hard Line on Migrants to Combat AfD
The German conservative in pole position to become the next chancellor is toughening his position on migration as he tries to ...
Germany accuses Musk of trying to influence election by backing far-right AfD
Other parties vying to win the upcoming election also criticized the tech billionaire after he doubled down on his support ...
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German Government: Musk Trying to Influence Election With “Nonsense”
“It is indeed the case that Elon Musk is trying to influence the federal election,” German government spokeswoman Christiane ...
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First German poll of 2025 sees Scholz's Social Democrats fall, AfD up
With seven weeks to go until the German election on February 23, Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD) have dropped further behind the opposition conservative alliance in the first major ...
How ‘Far Right’ Is Germany’s AfD Party?
The AfD has been notoriously divided, making it difficult to pin down a specific profile for the whole party. But its radical ...
German government seeks to downplay Musk’s backing of far-right party ahead of general election
The German government has sought to downplay efforts by tech entrepreneur Elon Musk to get involved in the country’s general ...
JD Vance calls Elon Musk’s piece praising far-right German party AfD ‘interesting’
Billionaire argues that ‘Only the AfD Can Save Germany’ in op-ed that prompted commentary editor’s resignation ...
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Elon Musk accused of trying to influence German election with support for Far-Right AfD party
“It is indeed the case that Elon Musk is trying to influence the federal election ... in on German politics because of his “significant investments”, and has praised the AfD’s approach ...