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Musk turns bigotry into a contest with cash prizes

This certainly undermines any of his arguments that the EU's fine for X being a platform for hatred is unfounded.

Jason Weisberger
Feb 07, 2026
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Elon Musk (screengrab)

Surprising no one, Elon Musk’s X awarded a million-dollar prize to a “creator” with a long, documented history of racist and antisemitic posts. Demonstrating that hate speech is not a moderation failure but occasionally hands terrible people cash.

When Elon Musk’s social media platform X launched a contest to promote its “Articles” …

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