A Guardian analysis reviews Elon Musk’s social media activity on X between 31 May and 12 June and finds his posts about UK race and immigration appear more frequent than his posts about SpaceX. The outlet says Musk posted, replied to, and reposted content related to UK politics twice as often as content about SpaceX in the period leading up to the company’s initial public offering. The analysis frames the pattern as reflecting how Musk, who primarily lives in the United States and is the owner of SpaceX, directs attention to British political debates even while involved in a major US-linked corporate milestone. The report is based on tracking the volume of relevant posts during the stated window, rather than evaluating the accuracy of the claims within them. It does not indicate that Musk’s political commentary affects the IPO itself, but it describes the concentration of his public communication on UK issues during that pre-IPO timeframe. Other outlets referencing the same story have emphasized the comparative posting frequency rather than additional new events.
Analysis says Elon Musk posted more on UK race and immigration than on SpaceX IPO
A Guardian analysis reviews Elon Musk’s social media activity on X between 31 May and 12 June and finds his posts about UK race and immigration appear more frequent than his posts about SpaceX. The ou...
- The analysis covers Musk’s X activity from 31 May to 12 June.
- Musk posts about UK race and immigration appear about twice as frequent as posts about SpaceX in that period.
- The comparison includes Musk’s posts, replies, and reposts on X.
- The period is described as the run-up to SpaceX’s initial public offering.
- The report focuses on posting frequency and activity patterns during the pre-IPO window.
Elon Musk posted twice as often on UK race and immigration as about SpaceX in IPO run-up The Guardian
1 month agoGuardian analysis of X feed shows how keen world’s richest person was to air his views and ‘interfere’ in British politics Elon Musk posted about race and immigration in the UK on his social media network X twice as often as he did about SpaceX, which he also owns, in the run-up to the aerospace and AI company’s initial public offering.A Guardian analysis of Musk’s posts, replies and reposts between 31 May and 12 June has shown the extent to which the social media activity of the world’s richest person, who lives primarily in the US, has focused on UK politics. Continue reading...
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