Elon Musk’s political posts jump to 17 percent of his X feed this year: Washington Post

Nearly 20 percent of Elon Musk’s social media posts were political in 2024, according to a Washington Post analysisa significant jump from previous years as the tech billionaire becomes increasingly involved in right-wing politics.

The Post’s analysis found that 17 percent of Musk’s 2024 posts on his X platform were centered on politics, up from just 2 percent in 2021. The shift comes as Musk increasingly enters right-wing politics, first supporting Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ (R) presidential primary campaign and then endorsing former President Trump last month.

Musk once pledged $45 million a month to help reelect Trump, though he has since scaled back that pledge. He also announced last week that he will welcome Trump to X, sitting down for a formal interview with the former president.

Much of Musk’s political speech has centered on “wokeness” and “cancel culture,” conservative lightning rods for online chatter and complaints about society. X announced last week that it will sue a coalition of advertisers for boycotting the site over Musk’s views.

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The increase in political positions has also reduced the influence of Musk’s own businesses on his social media presence. Although he still frequently posts about Tesla and SpaceX, among his other projects, the billionaire has dedicated less time discussing the brands in recent years.

Posts about Musk’s companies, including X itself, have dropped by about a third since 2021, the Post’s analysis found, to 21% of his posts.

Musk is the most followed user on X, with more than 193 million followers. X has controversially served its posts to users via algorithms, drawing complaints from those trying to avoid posts from the site owner.

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