In the past, the EU has not hesitated to try to apply European law to tech companies. Over the past decade, for example, Google has faced three fines totaling more than $8 billion for breaking antitrust law (though one of these fines was overturned by the EU’s General Court in 2024).

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.

"It's good to be proud of German culture, German values, and not to lose that in some sort of multiculturalism that dilutes everything," Musk said.

Barely 10 days into Donald Trump’s second term, Elon Musk appears largely immune from the viscous, intramural power struggles over White House policy that are all too common among presidential allies.

In January 2025, a post about tech billionaire Elon Musk, purportedly written by someone who knew him for years, was shared widely online. Philip Low, a scientist and founder of NeuroVigil, a company that developed a portable brain activity monitor,

Elon Musk's old pal defended the billionaire against Nazi allegations, claiming Musk “believes he is above everyone else”.