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Elon Musk’s Influence on the 2024 Presidential Election and Its Potential Outcomes

  In the upcoming 2024 U.S. presidential election, the influence of tech moguls like Elon Musk is a point of significant interest. Musk, with his vast following, has demonstrated an ability to sway public opinion through his business decisions, public statements, and presence on social media platforms like X (formerly Twitter). The effect Musk’s actions may have on the election—and candidates such as Donald Trump—is worth examining as he becomes a key player in the larger landscape of digital influence. Elon Musk and Digital Influence in Politics A Shift in Public Influence Musk’s reach extends beyond business; he is now a major influencer in political spheres. By acquiring X, Musk gained direct access to one of the most influential social media platforms in the world, where he regularly engages with a diverse audience. His unpredictable political stances and commentary resonate with millions, and his platform decisions have the potential to shape public opinion. Musk’s Public Poli...
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Facebook Violence Curbs Thwarted by Groups Using Code Words




An anonymous reader shares a report:
When President Donald Trump urged Americans last month to “LIBERATE VIRGINIA” on Twitter, a private Facebook group named “Boogaloo Enthusiasts: CORONAPOCALYPSE” welcomed the tweet. “Did Trump just call for boogaloo?,” one member wrote, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. “Well, you heard the man! Let’s go bois,” another responded. Membership in Facebook groups focused on violent anti-government uprisings in the U.S. has doubled in recent weeks as the coronavirus pandemic has spread and governments impose restrictions aimed at slowing the contagion.


To get their message across, these groups are exploiting loopholes in Facebook anti-violence policies – using satire, code words and other tactics that mask their motives, according to experts who follow fringe groups on social media. One of the more common such phrases is “boogaloo,” which can refer to a kind of music but more recently has come to describe a pending civil war. The boogaloo groups, and other extremist groups deploying similar tactics, pose yet another test for the Menlo Park, California-based social media giant, as it tries to strike a workable balance between allowing free discourse and curbing disinformation or those encouraging violence and law breaking.

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