The FT View: The Musk threat to European democracy

European democracies are bracing for a clash with US tech giants Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. Musk continues to amplify far-right rhetoric on his social media platform X, and Zuckerberg announced that Meta will weaken its fact-checking safeguards across its platforms. With the EU and UK enforcing stringent content rules, the battle to curb disinformation is intensifying, raising questions about the fragile balance between free expression and democratic integrity.

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By FT editorial board

Free speech push, now backed by Meta's Zuckerberg, risks spread of disinformation

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