The article highlights how Twitter, following its acquisition by Elon Musk, was rebranded as X and merged into xAI. This maneuver is presented as a consolidation of corporate power under a single oligarch, contrasting with dual‐class stock models and raising concerns over centralized decision‐making and opaque governance.

A federal judge ruled that a class-action lawsuit brought by former Twitter shareholders alleging securities fraud against Elon Musk and his family office can proceed. The lawsuit claims that misleading disclosures, including a tweet intended to misdirect investors, led to artificially deflated Twitter stock prices.

Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter, stated that he has 'never seen Trump do anything morally wrong,' a remark that downplays documented authoritarian behavior and controversial practices of the former president. This statement has drawn widespread criticism and is seen as an endorsement of problematic political behavior.

An analysis of Twitter's recent changes in content moderation policies that have resulted in an increase in online misogyny and harmful rhetoric, contributing to an environment that indirectly supports authoritarian narratives.

Elon Musk received a court summons concerning his failure to disclose a significant Twitter stake, and following his takeover of Twitter, the platform has been used to promote political messages supporting authoritarian figures. This raises questions about executive political engagement and the role of media influence in endorsing far-right policies.

FTC findings indicate that Twitter, among other social media companies, engaged in extensive data collection practices that enable mass surveillance. The lack of effective data minimization and user control contributes to infrastructures that can be exploited to support authoritarian agendas.

Twitter, under Elon Musk, sold a real-time data 'firehose' to the surveillance firm Dataminr, enabling law enforcement agencies to monitor public activities. This practice contradicts its public stance on privacy and free speech, thereby contributing to repressive state surveillance practices.

Under new owner Elon Musk, X (formerly Twitter) continues to supply real-time user data to law enforcement agencies, a practice that enables pervasive surveillance and could facilitate government repression.

Under Elon Musk’s leadership, Twitter (now rebranded as X) publicly positioned itself as a defender of privacy and transparency, while simultaneously selling unfettered access to user data to Dataminr, which enables pervasive government surveillance. This alignment—fighting one form of state overreach while economically and technologically supporting another—illustrates a disturbing contradiction in its contributions to authoritarian practices.

On December 16, 2022, Twitter suspended several journalists, a move that critics argue threatens media freedom and undermines democratic oversight. The decision is seen as an instance of corporate censorship that aligns with authoritarian practices by chilling journalistic inquiry and limiting access to information.

A lawsuit alleges that Twitter's layoffs disproportionately targeted female employees, with significant disparities in overall and engineering roles, raising concerns about the company's labor relations and ethical responsibilities.

A group of Twitter employees initiated a lawsuit claiming that Twitter violated the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act by not providing adequate notice prior to mass layoffs, highlighting serious concerns about labor rights and ethical treatment of workers under Elon Musk’s leadership.

Twitter spent $1,720,000 on lobbying efforts in 2021. This expenditure raises concerns about the company’s potential influence on public policy and its role in shaping conditions that may favor authoritarian practices.

An evaluation of Twitter's content moderation and censorship practices, which have often resulted in the suppression of political discourse and questionable alignment with authoritarian control measures.

Twitter announced new transparency measures for its political action committee and political donations, while also instituting layoffs that affected 8% of its global workforce. The transparency initiative is a positive step for democratic accountability, yet the layoffs raise significant concerns about labor rights.