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A member of the Mexican Navy stands guard as they begin building a temporary shelter on the border in Matamoros, Tamaulipas state, Mexico on January 22, 2025, ahead of US President Donald Trump's promised deportations.

Elon Musk sparked widespread outrage on Monday when he performed consecutive Nazi-style salutes during celebrations marking Donald Trump's presidential inauguration.

U.S. tech billionaire Elon Musk doubled down Thursday on his full-throated support for the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD), promoting its leader Alice Weidel during a livestream on X in his latest intervention in European politics.

Pope Francis warned yesterday of the dangers of misinformation and its spread via social media and artificial intelligence (AI), cautioning it could be "misused to manipulate minds."

Facing charges of "censorship" from both Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, the EU will need its full legal arsenal, and political will aplenty, to stand up to U.S. Big Tech once Donald Trump is back.

Social media giant Meta on Tuesday slashed its content moderation policies, including ending its U.S. fact-checking program on Facebook and Instagram, in a major shift that conforms with the priorities of incoming president Donald Trump.

The Greek far-right, Christian nationalist and pro-Russian Greek Solution party said it had sent a request to the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, asking her to invite tech billionaire Elon Musk to speak to MEPs. 

At the end of the first quarter of the 21st century, it is clear that humanity will struggle to deal with the existential threats that it faces. The past year "handed" 2025 all the dead ends that became evident in democracy, the economy and journalism.

Elon Musk on Thursday called for the release from prison of Tommy Robinson, one of Britain's best known far-right agitators, in the U.S. tech billionaire's latest U.K. intervention.

A Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department vehicle blocks the road near the Trump International Hotel & Tower Las Vegas after a Tesla Cybertruck exploded in front of the entrance on Jan. 01, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada