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Amy Borrett
@amyborrett.ft.com

🚀 Elon Musk has shifted focus from SpaceX to UK politics, amplifying far-right voices to his 240mn followers. We found a third of Musk's recent posts focused on the UK, a 10-year high, raising concern about his political influence ahead of a critical by-election. as.ft.com/r/b1cb096a-e...

Miss Verbal Not-Herbal Tea
@booksarelit.bsky.social

After our 2024 election in the US, he tried that in Germany, too. That didn't work out for him. www.npr.org/2025/01/27/n... www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e... time.com/7260499/alic... thehill.com/homenews/sen... Sidenote: he tweaked his AI for disagreeing w/him. gizmodo.com/elon-says-he...

npr.orgElon Musk faces criticism for encouraging Germans to move beyond 'past guilt'Musk's comments came two days before International Holocaust Remembrance Day and right after he was criticized for making what many viewers interpreted as a Nazi salute during an inauguration speech.
Miss Verbal Not-Herbal Tea
@booksarelit.bsky.social

I mention the latter because it's dangerous when folks do what he did & tweak their own AI to suit their views/distort the truth on social media. Nobody should be able to buy soc. media platforms/politics/policies & push their world view onto others. Learn from us & don't let misinformation win.