Elon Musk ditches X’s election integrity team ahead of key votes around world

Elon Musk, owner of X (formerly known as Twitter), ditched his team working to prevent disruption to elections after the European Union (EU) announced the platform had the highest proportion of disinformation in three European countries. Ahead of 70 elections around the globe in the coming year, Musk confirmed on X: “Oh you mean the ‘Election Integrity’ Team that was undermining election integrity? Yeah, they’re gone.” According to reports, several staff working out of the Dublin, Ireland, office including the co-lead of election disinformation team, Aaron Rodericks, have left the company. Sweeping new laws came into force in August, compelling social media platforms to remove fake accounts, disinformation and hate speech. X's rivals Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, Google and Microsoft have all taken action and reported back to the EU.