News | Culture & Media X CEO Linda Yaccarino Steps Down After Platform’s AI Chatbot Spews Nazi Hate The antisemitic display from Grok came after Elon Musk said he would make the bot more “politically incorrect.” By Brad Reed , CommonDreams July 9, 2025 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections TikTok Shouldn’t Be Banned, But It Still Values Profit Over Privacy A ban would be a nightmare for civil liberties. But TikTok, like all Big Tech platforms, is no friend to the left. By Schuyler Mitchell , Truthout January 21, 2025 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections AOC Becomes First Bluesky User to Reach 1 Million Followers Bluesky became an alternative to X, formerly known as Twitter, after the 2024 election. By Chris Walker , Truthout December 5, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump Says Elon Musk Would Become Government Auditor If He’s Elected President Musk frequently promotes white nationalist viewpoints on X, the site formerly known as Twitter. By Chris Walker , Truthout September 6, 2024 Truthout
News | Culture & Media Brazilian Judge Suspends X After Musk’s Refusal to Block Far Right Accounts The order is the result of a monthslong feud between the billionaire and the Brazilian government. By Brett Wilkins , CommonDreams August 31, 2024 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections How Elon Musk Stoked the Fire of the UK’s Far Right Anti-Immigrant Riots How will the UK government respond to this assault by the world’s wealthiest and most powerful online troll? By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout August 16, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections “Self Obsessed Rich Guys” — Harris Campaign Pans Musk’s Trump “Interview” on X During a “Spaces” event, Trump rattled off a number of policy positions similar to those found within Project 2025. By Chris Walker , Truthout August 13, 2024 Truthout
News | Culture & Media Elon Musk Shared Fake Video of Kamala Harris. Experts Are Sounding the Alarm. The chance that generative AI will have an impact on the election grows as Election Day nears, says one expert. By Tatyana Tandanpolie , Salon July 30, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections 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. By Chris Walker , Truthout March 12, 2024 Truthout
Op-Ed | Culture & Media “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. By Rasheed Ahmed & Sunita Viswanath , Truthout December 16, 2023 Truthout