Worthwhile piece by @anneapplebaum on whether Elon Musk is making it impossible to have free and fair elections, and whether Europe can stop his influence (or largely curtail it).
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/03/musk-tech-oligarch-european-election-influence/681453/
#tech #elections #democracy
@obrien_kat I feel the German elections this year are going to be so critical if Europe can step up to him.
@joeo10 I agree. Germans I know don’t expect any big changes coming in Germany from elections. We will see.