Elon Musk Uses LSD, Cocaine, Ecstasy, Mushrooms: WSJ

Jan 8, 2024 | Elon Musk’s drug use has worried executives and board members at businesses he runs, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing unidentified people familiar with the billionaire and the companies. Musk has used LSD, cocaine, ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms, often at private parties, the Journal said, citing unnamed witnesses and others with knowledge of the matter.

EU Takes Action against Elon Musk's X over Disinformation | BBC News

Dec 18, 2023 | The European Union has formally announced it suspects X, previously known as Twitter, of breaching its rules in areas including countering illegal content and disinformation. Digital commissioner Thierry Breton set out the alleged infringements in a post on the social media platform. He said X, which is owned by Elon Musk, was also suspected of breaching its obligations on transparency. X said it was "co-operating with the regulatory process".

The True Danger behind Elon Musk Allowing Alex Jones Back on Twitter | The Warning

Dec 11, 2023 | Steve Schmidt reacts to Elon Musk's decision to allow Alex Jones back on Twitter, and why it's a true challenge for Americanism.

Why Elon Musk Continues to Unravel | The Warning with Steve Schmidt

Dec 1, 2023 | Steve Schmidt reacts to the latest comments from Elon Musk and discusses the danger he poses to the United States and the world.

Elon Musk Hurls Defiant, Profanity-laced Retort at Fleeing Advertisers

THE GUARDIAN: At New York event Wednesday, X owner had choice words for Walt Disney and others who pulled ads over antisemitic content

Elon Musk at an event in London on 2 November 2023. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA
Elon Musk has issued a defiant and profanity-laced message for the advertisers who pulled money from X in recent weeks amid a backlash over his endorsement of an antisemitic tweet and reports of increased hate speech on the platform.

Video of the interview, which was widely circulated, showed that Musk said, “Don’t advertise,” on Wednesday during an on-stage interview at an event in New York. “If someone’s going to try to blackmail me with advertising, blackmail me with money, go fuck yourself.”

Musk’s combative remarks came as part of the New York Times’ DealBook Summit. Moments before, the CEO had offered a moment of contrition for his 15 November tweet that endorsed an antisemitic post on X. He said it had been perhaps his worst post in his history of messages that included many “foolish” ones – including a 2018 tweet that cost him $40m in fines from the US Securities and Exchange Commission. (With video) » | Kari Paul | Thursday, November 30, 2023

Fake News-prone Musk Embraces Another Debunked Conspiracy Theory

Nov 29, 2023 | Alex Wagner reports on how Elon Musk has stumbled from associating himself with a racist, antisemitic conspiracy theory that damaged the business and image of the former Twitter platform he owns to resurrecting a debunked conspiracy theory that in the past led to someone attacking a pizza shop with an AR-15-style rifle.

How Elon Musk & Linda Yaccarino Turned Twitter into a Nazi Cesspool | The Warning

Nov 21, 2023 | Steve Schmidt details how Elon Must and Twitter/X CEO, Linda Yaccarino, have turned the social media platform into a Nazi-loving hellhole.

Steve Schmidt of ‘The Warning’ Has a Message for Us | #shorts

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Elon Musk to File ‘Thermonuclear Lawsuit’ as Advertisers Desert X

THE GUARDIAN: Social media firm boss says he will sue media watchdog that said ads were being placed alongside antisemitic content

Elon Musk said he would file a lawsuit ‘against Media Matters and ALL those who colluded in this fraudulent attack on our company’. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images
Elon Musk has said he will be filing a “thermonuclear lawsuit” against Media Matters and others, after major US companies paused their adverts on his social media site over concerns about antisemitism.

The media watchdog Media Matters said earlier this week that it found corporate advertisements by IBM, Apple, Oracle and Comcast’s Xfinity were being placed alongside antisemitic content, including that praising Adolf Hitler and the Nazis.

It led to a number of big names in technology and media announcing they would be withdrawing their advertising. It also included Warner Brothers, Paramount and Disney.

“The split second court opens on Monday, X Corp will be filing a thermonuclear lawsuit against Media Matters and ALL those who colluded in this fraudulent attack on our company,” Musk said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. » | Harry Taylor | Saturday, November 18, 2023

White House Condemns Elon Musk for 'Antisemitic' Post | DW News

Nov 17, 2023 | The war in the Middle East has opened the flood gates of disinformation and false claims on social media. And much of the criticism has been directed at the platform X, formerly known as Twitter, owned by the controversial billionaire Elon Musk.

Since aquiring Twitter a year ago, Musk has allowed conspiracy theories and hate speech to thrive. And that's having consequences.

Today, the EU Commission announced it was stopping all advertising on X. It has already launched an investigation into hate speech on the social media site. Also today, the White House condemned Elon Musk for what it called "the abhorrent promotion" of anti-Semitism. That was in reaction to a tweet posted by Musk endorsing a conspiracy theory that Jewish communities push "hatred against Whites".

The White House invoked the 2018 mass shooting at Pittsburg synagogue posting this: "It is unacceptable to repeat the hideous lie behind the most fatal act of antisemitism in American history at any time, let alone one month after the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust.



THE NEW YORK TIMES:

Advertisers Flee X as Outcry Over Musk’s Endorsement of Antisemitic Post Grows: Disney, Apple, Paramount and Lionsgate halted marketing on X, formerly Twitter, as Elon Musk faced a furor over antisemitic abuse on his social media platform. »

Elon Musk criticised by White House over Antisemitic X Post - BBC News

Nov 17, 2023 | The White House has accused Elon Musk of repeating a "hideous lie" about Jewish people, after the X owner appeared to respond approvingly to an antisemitic post on the platform.

On Wednesday, Mr Musk replied to a post sharing an antisemitic conspiracy theory, calling it "actual truth".

Mr Musk has denied that the post was antisemitic. But a White House spokesman said his endorsement of the post, which drew anger online, was "unacceptable".

White House Accuses Musk of ‘Abhorrent’ Promotion of Anti-Semitic and Racist Hate

THE TELEGRAPH: This is not the first time the billionaire has come under fire for his views

Elon Musk was accused of endorsing anti-Semitic Twitter post as ‘the actual truth’ | CREDIT: Tolga Akmen/EPA
Apple reportedly suspended advertising on Twitter last night after the White House accused Elon Musk of “abhorrent promotion of anti-Semitic and racist hate”.

According to the US news website Axios, Silicon Valley tech giant is said to have paused business with X, formerly known as Twitter, after Mr Musk endorsed a tweet saying that Jewish people harbour “hatred against whites”.

Lionsgate Entertainment, the film studio which is behind movies including The Hunger Games franchise and La La Land, has also pulled advertising, Bloomberg reported.

It comes after Andrew Bates, the White House deputy press secretary, said the Tesla billionaire had repeated a “hideous lie” by calling an anti-Semitic tweet “the actual truth”.

Mr Musk was embroiled in a new anti-Semitism row this week after responding to the tweet, which read: “Jewish communities have been pushing the exact kind of dialectic hatred against whites that they claim to want people to stop using against them. » | James Titcomb | Friday, November 17, 2023

Steve Schmidt Explains the True Danger of Elon Musk's Anti-Semitism | The Warning

Nov 17, 2023 | Steve Schmidt reacts to the recent anti-semitic posts from Elon Musk, the owner of X, formerly known as Twitter. Steve explains the true danger of the message Musk continues to spread.

Elon Musk Facing Backlash over Endorsement of Antisemitic Posts

Nov 17, 2023 | The billionaire and owner of media platform X (formally known as Twitter) came under fire for agreeing with antisemitic comments on the platform.

Labour Accuses Rishi Sunak of Angling for Job after Elon Musk Interview

GUARDIAN EUROPE: Shadow minister says PM may have had one eye on his future career as he and tech billionaire talked AI on stage

Rishi Sunak and Elon Musk during their on-stage conversation in London on Thursday.Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA
Labour has accused Rishi Sunak of using his interview with Elon Musk to position himself for a job after Downing Street, after criticism that the prime minister allowed the billionaire to overshadow his AI safety summit.

Sunak rushed from Bletchley Park to central London after the summit to interview Musk on stage in an event that critics said made the prime minister look weak in the face of corporate power.

During the event, Musk predicted that AI would eventually take everybody’s jobs, that people faced a threat from “humanoid robots” and that one of the biggest upsides from the technology would be that people would be able to make AI friends.

His comments have since dominated the news agenda, overtaking an agreement signed by the world’s biggest AI companies that could lead to a slowdown in the race to develop systems that can compete with humans.

Peter Kyle, the shadow technology secretary, said on Friday: “The AI summit was an opportunity for the UK to lead the global debate on how we regulate this powerful new technology for good. Instead, the prime minister has been left behind by the US and EU who are moving ahead with real safeguards on the technology.

“Unfortunately, Rishi Sunak again allowed himself to be distracted from the serious issues at hand, perhaps with one eye on his future career.” » | Kiran Stacey, Political correspondent | Friday, November 3, 2023

Elon must have felt very flattered to be brown-nosed by the prime minister of the United Kingdom! But people will do anything for a lucrative hobble in retirement. Rishi Sunak is clearly no exception. – © Mark Alexander

Elon Musk Says AI Is Existential Risk at UK Safety Summit - BBC News

Nov 1, 2023 | Elon Musk says artificial intelligence is "one of the existential risks we face as world leaders attend a AI safety summit in the UK. About 100 world leaders, tech bosses and academics are gathering there over the next two days to discuss how best to maximise the benefits of artificial intelligence - while minimising the risks. Others have warned against speculating about unlikely future threats and said the world should instead focus on the potential present-day risks AI poses, such as replacing some jobs and entrenching bias.

How Twitter/X Has Changed a Year since Elon Musk’s Takeover - BBC News

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EU Warns Elon Musk over ‘Disinformation’ on X about Hamas Attack

THE GUARDIAN: Failing to moderate content such as fake news could incur fine of 6% of X revenues or EU blackout under new laws

Musk quit a voluntary code of practice set up by the EU earlier this year to enable social media companies to put in place systems to comply with the new laws. Photograph: Michel Euler/AP
The EU has issued a warning to Elon Musk over the alleged disinformation about the Hamas attack on Israel, including fake news and “repurposed old images”, on X, which was formerly known as Twitter.

The letter arrives less than two months after sweeping new laws regulating content on social media seen in the EU came into force under the Digital Services Act.

If Musk, the owner of X, does not comply he can face a fine of 6% of his revenues from X or a total blackout in the EU. » | Lisa O'Carroll in Brussels | Tuesday, October 10, 2023

X criticised for enabling spread of Israel-Hamas disinformation: Elon Musk endorsed users who have posted ‘wrong and unverifiable things’ while paid-for accounts spread fake news »

Guerre Israël-Hamas : Elon Musk rappelé à l’ordre par la Commission européenne pour le traitement du conflit sur la plate-forme X (ex-Twitter) : Le commissaire au numérique, Thierry Breton, a menacé, mardi, le réseau social de sanctions, sommant son patron, Elon Musk, de rendre des comptes sous vingt-quatre heures sur la circulation de fausses informations et d’images violentes liées au conflit en Israël. »

EU droht Musk mit Abschaltung von Plattform X: Der EU-Binnenmarktkommissar legt im Streit um die Verbreitung illegaler und terroristischer Inhalte auf X nach und leitet ein Verfahren ein. Auch Tiktok knöpft sich die Kommission vor. »

‘The Trumpian Playbook’: Mehdi Unpacks the GOP and Elon Musk’s War on Truth

Sep 7, 2023 | Conspiracy theories have long been a cornerstone of Donald Trump’s brand, but Elon Musk may be taking his place as the chief purveyor of disinformation. Mehdi speaks with two authors about how the GOP and social media have created a war on truth – and what we can actually do about it.