In the past, the EU has not hesitated to try to apply European law to tech companies. Over the past decade, for example, Google has faced three fines totaling more than $8 billion for breaking antitrust law (though one of these fines was overturned by the EU’s General Court in 2024).

Conservatives have cooperated with the far-right AfD for the first time, amid growing support from the tech billionaire.

I would prefer to stay out of politics,” Elon Musk told his followers in 2021, on the platform then known as Twitter. Plenty has changed since then. The world’s richest man appears to have a new goal: upending Europe.

The richest man in the world is backing far-right parties against a political establishment that has failed to deliver.

The automaker saw sales of its EVs drop 13% in the European Union in 2024, and is facing growing pressure as rivals launch a wave of cheaper EVs.

Elon Musk, the world's favorite chaos architect is no stranger to stirring up headlines—and not always for his rocket launches or electric car empire. From sparring with politicians to crashing crypto markets in a single tweet,

There is disagreement about why, exactly, Musk is targeting Europe. It could be personal. “When Elon took over Twitter there was a concerted effort to shame companies out of advertising on his ...

Bill Gates blasted fellow mogul Elon Musk’s “populist stirring” in Europe, calling his influence “insane s–t.” In a wide-ranging interview with the Times of London, the Microsoft founder pointed to Musk’s meddling in Germany’s upcoming election,

An opinion poll conducted last week might finally shed some light on just how many of Musk’s customers suffer from “Tesla shame.”

Musk's support for AfD has helped what was once a fringe political party enter the mainstream, lifting it up in front of a global audience.