Elon Musk – World Justice News

European Commission fines Elon Musk’s X €120m for breaches of the Digital Services Act

December 8, 2025 World Justice News 0

Elon Musk’s social media platform X, formerly Twitter, has been fined €120m (£105m) by the EU after it found rule breaches had left users vulnerable to scams and manipulation. The European Commission started investigating X under the […]

Thousands protest against Donald Trump and Elon Musk at rallies in all 50 US states

April 5, 2025 World Justice News 0

Thousands of people gathered in various cities across the US as protests against Donald Trump and Elon Musk took place in all 50 states on Saturday. Around 1,200 demonstrations were planned in locations including Washington […]

Two judges order Trump administration to give fired workers their jobs back

March 15, 2025 World Justice News 0

Two US judges have ordered several federal government agencies to reinstate the jobs of probationary employees fired en masse by the Trump administration last month. In California, District Judge William Alsup called the sacking of […]

Claims of white genocide ‘not real’, South African court rules

February 26, 2025 World Justice News 0

A South African court has dismissed claims of a white genocide in the country as “clearly imagined” and “not real”, undermining comments made by US President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk. The ruling […]

Judge blocks Musk team access to Treasury Department records

February 9, 2025 World Justice News 0

A federal judge has blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) from accessing the personal financial data of millions of Americans in Treasury Department records, according to court documents. US District Judge Paul A. […]

Judge pauses Donald Trump’s plan to put thousands of USAID workers on leave

February 8, 2025 World Justice News 0

A federal court has paused aspects of a plan by Donald Trump to dismantle the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and put roughly 2,700 of its staff on leave. The ruling by Judge Nichols came […]

Blade Runner 2049 maker sues Musk over robotaxi images

October 22, 2024 World Justice News 0

The maker of the film Blade Runner 2049 has sued Tesla, Elon Musk and Warner Bros Discovery, alleging they used imagery from the movie without permission. Production firm Alcon Entertainment claims it had specifically denied […]

Brazil Supreme Court judge opens inquiry into Musk

April 8, 2024 World Justice News 0

A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has opened an inquiry into Elon Musk after the multi-billionaire said he would reactivate accounts on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, that the judge had ordered to be […]

Twitter threatens legal action over Threads app

July 7, 2023 World Justice News 0

Twitter is considering legal action against Meta over its fast-growing rival app Threads. Threads, which was launched to millions on Wednesday, is similar to Twitter and has been pitched by Meta bosses as a “friendly” […]

Musk found not guilty of fraud over Tesla tweet

February 3, 2023 World Justice News 0

Tesla founder Elon Musk has been cleared of wrongdoing for a tweet in which he said he had “funding secured” to take the electric carmaker private. Mr Musk faced a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf […]

Human Rights

US plans to start checking all tourists’ social media

December 10, 2025 0

All tourists – including those from Britain – will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country’s border force. At the […]

Australia

Children locked out of social media apps after Australia’s world-first ban

December 10, 2025 0

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark. Others tell BBC they have already snuck past barriers and will continue […]

Human Rights

Sudan militia chief sentenced to 20 years for war crimes during Darfur conflict

December 10, 2025 0

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced a Sudanese militia leader to 20 years in prison for atrocities committed during a civil war more than two decades ago. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman had been convicted […]