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Elon Musk, with his 200-million-plus followers on X, the social media platform he controls, has been a significant player in the online world. His consistent stream of anti-regulation, anti-immigrant, anti-transgender, anti-press, and anti-progressive talking points have stirred controversy. Musk's AI startup, xAI, launched new image-generation capabilities in its Grok tool, which were immediately used to create images of copyrighted characters, celebrities, and political figures in compromising positions.
Donald Trump has utilized social media platforms like X and his own Truth Social to light fires with false claims, arguably aiding his political victory. Trump has promised mass deportations of immigrants and vowed to target political opponents and journalists with prosecution, indicating a disruptive agenda for his second term in office.
The cybersecurity world has been dominated by warnings about Chinese state-sponsored hacking groups such as Salt Typhoon and Volt Typhoon. These groups pose a significant threat to the security of the digital world as they continue their stealthy campaigns to breach US critical infrastructure facilities in preparation for potential cyberattacks.
More than any particular political message or technology he's pushed, however, the danger Musk represents is simply that the richest man in the world can buy one of the internet's most vital media platforms, then use it, along with hundreds of millions of dollars in donations, to elect the president of his choosing and shape US policy.
