A German court has ordered Elon Musk’s X to provide data tied to Hungary’s upcoming parliamentary election, escalating tensions between the platform and European regulators enforcing the Digital Services Act. The case, driven by EU- and foreign-funded NGOs, has fuelled concerns in Budapest over external interference and political pressure ahead of the April vote.
The European Commission’s decision to fine X €120 million under the DSA has ignited the sharpest transatlantic clash since Trump returned to power. Musk called the penalty ‘bullsh*t’, while senior US officials warned the EU is undermining free speech and straining the foundations of the alliance.
Elon Musk has praised Viktor Orbán’s hard line on migration by sharing a viral clip in which the prime minister warns that progressive elites seek to reshape Europe demographically. As US conservatives rallied behind Orbán, Donald Trump reportedly intensified pressure on EU governments to abandon pro-migration policies and confront the crisis honestly.
Elon Musk has publicly humiliated Ursula von der Leyen over the EU’s democratic deficit, replying to her post about the ‘European Democracy Shield’ by asking: ‘If democracy is the foundation of freedom, shouldn’t your position be elected by the people?’ The viral exchange reignited debate over the Commission’s legitimacy and growing centralization of power in Brussels.
The American streaming giant Netflix is currently under fire on X for the creator of one of their animated programmes making denigrating comments about Charlie Kirk’s death. As it turned out, the same cartoon also promoted transgenderism to children. Elon Musk has also chimed in, announcing that he is cancelling his Netflix subscription because of the controversy.
‘Within just 14 months, the US has witnessed both the attempted assassination of a former president and presidential candidate, and the actual assassination of one of the most prominent figures supporting the party in power…Both attacks unfolded before crowds of thousands…No wonder two incidents like those have prompted a change in perspective towards free speech on the right.’
During his reignited feud with President Trump, Elon Musk suggested creating the America Party to challenge the two-party system in the US. On that occasion, let’s take a look at the most successful third parties in American history.
President Trump and DOGE head Elon Musk have sat down for an exclusive interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity, which aired on 18 February. The two powerful men touched on a wide array of important issues, but mostly focused on their efforts to cut $1 trillion in government spending in the US.
Elon Musk has posted on X that the American Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was caught funnelling $59 million to hotels in New York City to house illegal migrants, while it was not able to help victims of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina in late 2024. Four FEMA employees, including CFP Mary Comans, have been terminated as a result of the scandal.
Elon Musk asked his 216 million followers on X if his new DOGE agency should ‘audit the IRS’, the US government agency tasked with collecting tax revenue from US residents. Unsurprisingly, the overwhelming majority voted yes, and Musk seems to take ‘the voice of the people’ seriously, as he demonstrated with the unbanning of Donald Trump on his platform back in November 2022.