Elon Musk has been railing against the European Union and its leaders, and his latest outburst is a sign he is 'out for payback', claims conservative academic

In a debate on Tuesday, the nationalist right invoked 'freedom of expression' to defend American digital platforms against the application of European regulations.

The Commission said President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House did not affect its commitment to enforcing its laws.

EXCLUSIVE: Tech billionaire Elon Musk has made little secret of his distaste for Europe's leaders - and there's no sign of him toning it down.

Now Musk's escalating criticism and mocking of European leaders and governments, which he has done repeatedly via X, the social media platform he owns, has sparked a backlash from European governments amid increasing calls for regulatory action in Europe against X.

Far-right lawmakers, whose influence has grown following June European elections, have rejected calls for the commission to firmly apply the Digital Services Act – the EU’s landmark rules tackling illegal and harmful activities online – which could place Musk at risk of copious fines.

The world's richest man accused the EU's former commissioner for digital affairs Thierry Breton of being a "tyrant of Europe".

This weekend, a trending topic on Elon Musk's Twitter platform was MAKE ELON GO AWAY. The world's richest man started a EU backlash when he tweeted MEGA, Make Europe Great Again.

He played a crucial role in Donald Trump's election victory; he has launched scathing attacks on the UK's Keir Starmer; and now, Elon Musk is meddling in our politics ... This is a party that wants to take Germany out of the EU – a crazy idea for an ...

What does a Trump presidency mean for technology? Will there be a regulatory war between the EU and US? And what was behind Elon Musk’s bizarre hand gesture? JJ Clarke, producer, joined Adrian on this week’s episode of The Big Tech Show.

DAVOS (Reuters) - Social media owners should be held responsible for "poisoning society" and eroding democracy with their algorithms, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday.