“🎯 [@durov] This is how the EU/UK now regulates social media: 🤐 Offer CEOs secret deals to censor dissent. 🚨 If they refuse, open criminal cases against them. 😑 When people push back, say it's "all for the children". 🎭 "Protecting children" has become the standard legal/PR cover.”
The tweet archive.
15 years of Elon, fully searchable. The production archive uses Supabase as the source of truth, with 94,952 indexed tweets available in development as a full-archive fallback and a curated annotation layer for context, theory, and how major claims aged.
“RDW was extremely rigorous in their review [@SawyerMerritt] NEWS: Dutch regulators (RDW), which just approved @Tesla FSD (Supervised) in the Netherlands, have just issued an official statement: "Due to the continuous strict monitoring of the driver in the vehicle, the system is safer than other driver assistance systems. We have”
“Troubling [@DavidSacks] “The Effective Altruist movement has a structural problem when it comes to conservative America. Its donor class is all Bay Area progressives... Its policy agenda, which calls for sweeping AI regulation and content governance, reads to most conservatives as exactly what it is: a”
“RT @christiandean_: Grok 4.1 is currently reviewing the entire corpus of EU legislation, one regulation at a time. 21 / 149,183 so far. E…”
“Still no approval [@cb_doge] Starlink has committed to a R500 million investment to connect 5,000 rural schools with free, high-speed internet, benefiting more than 2.4 million learners each year. But it is still on hold. Why? Because South African regulations require 30% local Black ownership for telecom”
“Accurate [@JoeyMannarino] HOLY CRAP!! Telegram just sent this message to all the users in Spain. The country is on its way to North Korean censorship. ❗️ The government of Pedro Sánchez is promoting new dangerous regulations that threaten your freedoms on the Internet. Announced yesterday, these… https://x.com/i/web/status/2019095541645234399”
“RT @ScottPresler: By the way, the U.S. Constitution explicitly states that Congress may regulate elections. With a simple majority, Congre…”
“RT @MikeBenzCyber: NED pushed a "coordinated, interjurisdictional" lawfare drive to "demonetize disinformation" by creating a "common regul…”
“True [@XFreeze] Anyone can generate bikini images or far worse with nearly every major AI tool out there Yet governments and regulators are targeting ONLY 𝕏 and Grok Why? Because 𝕏 is the one platform that consistently refused to bow to censorship demands While others quietly complied… https://x.com/i/web/status/2010233864564998619”
“🤦♂️ [@ekwufinance] The UK is regulating itself into irrelevance. The plan was to build 531 km of high-speed rail. Before laying track, contractors had to: - Complete a 350-page “social value” assessment - Guarantee 30% female representation - Guarantee 20% ethnic-minority representation The… https://x.com/i/web/status/2009943118141919701”
“Grok hits #1 in UK 🇬🇧 [@teslaownersSV] BREAKING: Despite intense attacks from the UK government and regulators, Grok has skyrocketed to the #1 spot as the most downloaded app across the entire UK App Store – topping all categories! It’s currently holding strong at: • #1 Top Apps (Overall) • #1 Top Overall • #1… https://x.com/i/web/status/2009849767069921284”
“RT @NickJFreitas: Look…It's not that hard. The left just wants to live in an environment where taxes are high, the regulations are plenti…”
“RT @iam_smx: South Africa is blocking Starlink solely because Elon Musk is not Black. This is not regulation, it is discrimination, and it…”
“Back to equality under the law [@CivilRights] Department of Justice Rule Restores Equal Protection for All in Civil Rights Enforcement “The prior ‘disparate impact’ regulations encouraged people to file lawsuits challenging racially neutral policies, without evidence of intentional discrimination,” said @AAGDhillon. “Our… https://x.com/i/web/status/1998417698263285954”
“The EU bureaucracy is slowly smothering Europe to death [@XFreeze] > Regulate every single pixel on the internet > Ship every ambitious founder to the US, then complain Europe has no tech giants > Realise the EU is drifting toward a slow-motion financial crisis, debt up, growth down > Introduce cash grab governance > Search desperately for new… https://x.com/i/web/status/1997209650886816124”
“RT @SawyerMerritt: NEWS: Tesla is asking owners in Europe to contact Dutch regulators (RDW) via link below to express your excitement for F…”
“@Tesla_NL_TR @yunta_tsai @Tesla_AI Yeah, it’s insane. Europe is strangling itself with regulation.”
“@AdamLowisz @DonutOperator Not sure what the status of Illinois is. A pretty good guide is that if Waymo is operating somewhere, then regulations allow robotaxi in that city or state. Tesla will operate there as soon as we reaffirm safety testing in that locale and receive a license to operate.”
“@TeslaKing420 Federal acquisition regulations require using the best provider at the best price. Anything else would be breaking the law.”
“@teslaownersSV As soon as the regulators approve (they are being quite reasonable tbh)”
“@Geiger_Capital We are suffering slow strangulation by excess regulation”
“Yes [@chamath] Over the past 100 years: The number of banks have gone from 28,000 to 4,500 The number of public companies in the US peaked ~8000 and has since shrunk to ~6000 Meanwhile the amount of regulation and regulatory agencies have exploded. Regulation, at the limit, strangles”
“True [@KanekoaTheGreat] JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon visits California branch destroyed in the Palisades fire. "I'd change the name from red tape to blue tape because it's the Democrats who seem to want more regulations." So true.”
“RT @realDonaldTrump: Following my Day One Executive Order, the Office of Personnel Management will be issuing new Civil Service Regulations…”
“This shows why a regulatory overhaul is necessary. The burden of mountains of regulations is why the high speed rail can’t get down in California and the bridge that the ship hit still hasn’t been fixed. [@Geiger_Capital] The greatest DOGE ad you’ll ever see. Jon Stewart finding out how the Biden Administration spent $42 Billion to expand broadband to more Americans, and connected ZERO (0) homes in 4 years.”
“America is being strangled with overregulation [@Geiger_Capital] It only took us 410 days to build the Empire State Building in the year 1930. We’ve literally become less capable, drowning ourselves in red tape and regulations.”
“RT @BasedMikeLee: Unlike so many federal bureaucrats, @elonmusk has no power to make “rules and regulations” carrying the force of federal…”
“Grinding down the mountain of oppressive regulation will unlock great prosperity! [@BrendanCarrFCC] NEW: The FCC has just launched a sweeping deregulation initiative titled “In re: Delete, Delete, Delete.” Thanks to President Trump’s leadership, the FCC will help unleash prosperity through deregulation.”
“RT @iam_smx: Free the Giant! "We just want sensible regulations. If President Trump is elected, we can actually take those actions, and we…”
“Stole a million dollars of taxpayer money? 🤔 [@nicksortor] 🚨 #BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: I asked Maxine Waters if the reason she’s so against DOGE is because she was caught funneling over $1 MILLION in regulated funds to her daughter But because her goon squad recognized me, they immediately surrounded her and shoved me into the side of her… )”
“Prosperity is what happens when you cut government overspending and excess regulation! [@MarioNawfal] 🚨🇦🇷ARGENTINA'S ECONOMY SURGES—MILEI'S POLICIES DRIVE 7.1% GDP GROWTH PROJECTION GDP is expected to grow 7.1% interannually in Q2 2025. After a tough 2024, Milei’s austerity measures and economic freedom reforms are restoring confidence—just in time for the 2025 electoral… )”
“Keynes was a great evil [@DavidSacks] Paying people to dig holes and fill them back up increases GDP, as it is currently measured, even though that activity has no value. Similarly, hiring an extreme number of regulators to vex entrepreneurs nominally increases GDP in the short term, even though it reduces output…)”
“Smaller government is the only way to restore your freedom [@teslaownersSV] Elon Musk “The larger government gets, the less individual freedom you have. I think that's really the core thing. Your freedoms have just been eroded year after year with more and more government, laws and regulations and regulatory authorities. )”
“Excessive laws and regulations result in almost everything being illegal, enabling the government to engage in selective enforcement. They can then take any company down for POLITICAL reasons, aka lawfare. [@SwipeWright] @elonmusk Hopefully AI can help expose these "heads I win, tails you lose" regulations so they can be altered or cut.)”
“Major FAR reform is needed [@DOGE] A first step in reforming the FAR (Federal Acquisition Regulation))”
“Sounds familiar [@KanekoaTheGreat] EXCLUSIVE: A 40-minute compilation of President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore cutting the federal workforce, eliminating agencies, slashing wasteful spending and regulations, and reducing the deficit. You know, like Trump, Musk, and DOGE. 🔹 In his first weeks,… )”
“And it will improve rapidly over time [@SawyerMerritt] NEWS: The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has officially launched their website, increasing transparency and better informing people. It includes details of cost savings (launching in a couple days), workforce info, regulations info and more. DOGE website:… )”
“DOGE [@TheRabbitHole84] DOGE dot gov has been updated: - Home page shows the DOGE 𝕏 feed - Workforce page shows headcount and wages of various levels of government - Regulations page shows the growth of regulations with breakdowns by agency and department There is also a Savings page coming soon. )”
“@bscholl This administration will get rid of all regulations that make no sense, like this one”
“Yes [@cb_doge] 🚨 ELON MUSK: "One of the things that's happened is that you have a steady increase in the amount of bureaucracy. The size of government grows, the laws and regulations that are put in place get larger every year. The cleansing process normally for getting rid of nonsensical laws… )”
“!! [@MikeBenzCyber] I cannot stress this enough: USAID made a formal program to promote foreign countries to pass foreign laws and regulations to influence content moderation policies of US tech platforms. )”
“RT @SenRickScott: Democrats’ ridiculous rules and regulations cost the American people $1.9 TRILLION over the past four years. Cutting bi…”
“RT @Eric_Schmitt: Congress should have to vote on regulations before they go into effect. This is what the REINS ACT does. Anyone who is…”
“RT @teslaownersSV: "Regulations should be default GONE. Not default there. Default GONE. We need a wholesale spring cleaning of regulations…”
“Good question [@MikeBenzCyber] Why is USAID running a global Internet censorship program, which pools together 100s of censorship NGOs into a common network, with the USAID program’s express stated goal being to pressure foreign governments to pass laws and regulations to censor speech on social media? )”
“Tax regulations need a massive reset. They are torturing the American people! [@TheRabbitHole84] As of 2010, there are over 70,000 pages of tax regulations. )”
“Super important [@america] Americans have been held back by millions of federal regulations. Deregulation will unleash a new era of prosperity. )”
“Time for a massive decrease @DOGE [@TheRabbitHole84] Pages in the Code of Federal Regulations: - 1950: 9745 - 2019: 186,000 Massive increase. )”
“RT @TheRabbitHole84: Length of the United States Tax Code and Regulations: - 2015: Over 10 million words. - 1955: Under 1.5 million words h…”
“🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 FREE AMERICA!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 [@MarioNawfal] ELON: IRRATIONAL REGULATIONS ARE AN INVISIBLE TAX ON HUMANITY “You really can think of the United States and many countries – it's arguably worse in the EU – as being like Gulliver, tied down by a million little strings. Any one given regulation is not that bad, but you've got… )”
