Now Musk's escalating criticism and mocking of European leaders and governments, which he has done repeatedly via X, the social media platform he owns, has sparked a backlash from European governments amid increasing calls for regulatory action in Europe against X.

France urged the European Union to use its laws more robustly to defend itself against outside interference and Spain's prime minister lambasted Elon Musk on Wednesday, as the U.S. tech billionaire steps up his comments about European politics.

Elon Musk hosted a a wide-ranging conversation on X that touched on immigration, energy policy, space colonization, God and Adolf Hitler.

Having established power over Republican politics in the US, the industrialist is now intervening in European politics—and is himself becoming a leader of the international far right.

WASHINGTON − Elon Musk is keeping the pressure on European leaders. Musk frequently wields his 211.5-million-follower account on X, the social media platform he bought for $44 billion in 2022, to air political grievances and promote far-right issues.

Elon Musk hosting Alice Weidel, leader of Germanys far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, on his X platform has drawn scrutiny from the European Commission. This move coincides with heightened EU efforts to

Fresh from pouring his money and energies into helping Donald Trump win re-election, Elon Musk has trained his sights on Europe

A number of European leaders are calling on the European Union to stop Elon Musk from meddling in national elections, after the billionaire CEO hosted the head of Germany’s far-right Alternative for Deutschland party on his social media platform X.

Irish MEPs have hit out at social media giants Meta and X, saying authorities at home and in Europe would hold them to account and protect countries from foreign interference in e

Elon Musk's hosting of Alice Weidel, leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, for a discussion on his X platform on Thursday was watched by the European Commission to check for any spreading of misinformation before next month's German election.

Operating in a grey zone between public and private figure, Trump’s sidekick Elon Musk can largely say what he wants – even as he complains about