Germany, Elon Musk

Elon Musk Tells German Far-Right To Get Over 'Past Guilt'
Tech billionaire Elon Musk addressed a rally for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party on Saturday, urging attendees to move on from past guilt related to the country's Nazi history. Newsweek has contacted Musk via an email to Tesla for comment.
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Elon Musk’s Downplaying of Germany’s Nazi Past
Readers discuss the Auschwitz anniversary and a Musk speech. Also: Threats against Dr. Fauci; resign, or else; police use of tasers; aging women; an invitation to letter writers.
How Elon Musk is helping Germany's far-right AfD party go mainstream
Musk's support for AfD has helped what was once a fringe political party enter the mainstream, lifting it up in front of a global audience.
German Court Gives Elon Musk's X a Knockback Ahead of Key Election
A German court ruled on Thursday that the social media platform must allow researchers to gather election data.
Elon Musk urges far-right German party to move beyond ‘past guilt’
The billionaire was received by cheers while addressing a rally for Alternative for Germany where he told attendees they shouldn’t be ashamed of their history.
German court orders X to give data access to democracy researchers ahead of federal elections
Under European Union law, X is one of a handful of major social media platforms that has a duty to facilitate public interest researchers’ access to support the study of systemic risks — such as to elections and other democratic processes.
Elon Musk-Backed German AFD Snubbed for Security Conference
World leaders, lawmakers, senior defense figures and other officials will attend the Munich Security Conference, which takes place from February 14 to 16 and has been held since 1963. But not invited are Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the populist Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), according to conference chairman Christoph Heusgen.
German court orders Musk's platform X to release election data
A Berlin district court ruled on Friday that X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, must provide data to researchers tracking the distribution of information that could influence elections.
Fact Check: Elon Musk X post comparing MAGA to Nazi Germany is fake
A screenshot of an X post purportedly quoting Elon Musk saying, in part, “MAGA is the future, and will, in fact, succeed in ...
Elon Musk tells German far-right crowd the nation should move beyond "past guilt" ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day
Elon Musk told a rally the German far-right AfD party, just before Holocaust Remembrance Day, that Germany should get over ...
Elon Musk tells far-right German political party 'there is too much focus on past guilt'
"Children should not be guilty of the sins of their parents, let alone their great grandparents," Musk said, apparently ...
Elon Musk Addresses Germany’s Far-Right AfD Party In Surprise Rally Appearance—Amid ‘Nazi Salute’ Controversy
The world’s richest person has heaped praise on the Alternative for Deutschland party in recent weeks ahead of the country’s ...
No Proof Elon Musk's Grandparents Belonged to Nazi Party
In short, while it's well-documented that Joshua Haldeman, Elon's maternal grandfather, was involved in controversial ...
Another Thing Musk Hates About Germany: Absentee Workers at His Tesla Plant
Before endorsing the far right, he faced escalating disputes over conditions at the carmaker’s Berlin factory.