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Elon Musk’s and X’s Role in 2024 Election Interference
When Elon Musk took over, everything changed. What started as a social media company became something much darker. I was part of a team that was directly ordered to manipulate Twitter’s systems to influence the 2024 US presidential election. It wasn’t subtle, and it wasn’t ethical.
We completely changed how the algorithm worked, pushing pro-Trump and right-wing posts to the top of people’s feeds. To make it look balanced, we also boosted some left-wing critics of Democrats, but it was all carefully calculated. These changes didn’t just affect Americans - they impacted users worldwide.
One of the most disturbing things we did was create thousands of fake accounts using advanced AI systems called Grok and Eliza. These accounts looked completely real and pushed political messages that spread like wildfire. Havn’t you noticed they all disappeared? Like magic.
We also knowingly allowed foreign governments to manipulate the platform. State-backed groups from Israel, Iran, and Russia were running their own influence campaigns, and because their goals aligned with ours, we looked the other way. Even when they clearly broke the rules, we didn’t stop them.