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![Trump advisor Steve Bannon (left) watches as then-President Donald Trump greets Elon Musk, SpaceX and Tesla CEO, before a policy and strategy forum with executives in the State Dining Room of the White House on February 3, 2017, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/2024_0312-trump-musk-400x300.jpg)
Report: Trump Asked Musk to Purchase Truth Social Site Last Summer
Musk and Trump also met earlier this month in Palm Beach, Florida, with a group of Republican donors.
![Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with Elon Musk in New York City](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/GettyImages-1258890749-400x300.jpg)
“Free-Speech Absolutist” Musk Is Abetting Modi’s Suppression of Voices in India
Blocking our organizations' X accounts in India is another sign of the Indian government’s attempts to stifle dissent.
![Elon Musk speaks onstage during The New York Times Dealbook Summit 2023 at Jazz at Lincoln Center on November 29, 2023 in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/2023_11-30-musk-summit-400x300.jpg)
Musk to Advertisers Who Left “X” Due to Antisemitic Content: “Go F*** Yourself”
“If somebody is going to try to blackmail me with advertising, blackmail me with money, go f*** yourself,” he said.
![Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and X, speaks to reporters as he leaves the AI Insight Forum at the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on September 13, 2023, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/2023_1127-elon-musk-400x300.jpg)
Elon Musk’s Backing of Antisemitic Content May Cost “X” Up to $75M in Ad Revenue
Many major companies have paused or stopped advertising on the platform in recent weeks.
![Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and X, attends the AI Safety Summit in Bletchley Park, on November 1, 2023, in Bletchley, England.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/2023_1121-elon-musk-400x300.jpg)
Elon Musks’s “X” Sues Media Matters for Its Report on Antisemitic Content
Rather than block far right content, Elon Musk is suing Media Matters after their report led to advertisers pulling out.
![The X app, formerly known as Twitter is seen on a phone.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/2023_1115-x-twitter-400x300.jpg)
Report Finds X Failed to Remove 98 Percent of Posts Flagged Hateful
Of the 200 malicious posts flagged since October, 98 percent still remain, says the Center for Countering Digital Hate.
![Elon Musk speaks as he visits the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, on June 16, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1005-elon-musk-400x300.jpg)
In Latest Attack on Journalism, Musk Removes Headlines From Posts on “X”
Since buying the platform last year, Musk has made the site increasingly hostile to journalists.
![President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office on September 17, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/08/2023_0810-trump-400x300.jpg)
Jack Smith Sought Warrant for Trump’s Twitter Account in January
A judge found probable cause to allow investigators to search the @realDonaldTrump account without alerting Trump.
![The outline of the iconic blue Twitter bird logo is visible on a sign in front of X headquarters on July 26, 2023, in San Francisco, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/07/2023_0726-twitter-400x300.jpg)
Twitter Threatens to Nix Advertisers’ Verification If They Don’t Spend More
Rather than ban neo-Nazis who are scaring advertisers off the platform, X is seemingly resorting to threats.
![Twitter Headquarters is seen in San Francisco, California, on July 7, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/07/2023_0713-twitter-400x300.jpg)
Twitter Refused to Pay Ex-Employees $500 Million in Severance, Lawsuit Says
Under Elon Musk, the company has laid off over 6,000 people, or about 80 percent of its staff.