Following the €120 million fine imposed on Elon Musk’s X by the European Commission under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA), the Trump administration, Musk and the ultraconservative Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) joined forces. They have a common cause. A Corporate Europe Observatory investigation has exposed how a MAGA coalition is converging to undermine EU platform regulation under the banner of ‘free speech’.
Our in-depth article, ‘The Triangle of Madness: the MAGA coalition defending online hate speech in Europe’, reveals not just one lobbying campaign, but an interconnected network where the Trump administration provides political pressure and public funding, Musk and X provide a powerful communications platform, and the Alliance Defending Freedom provides legal advocacy, coalition building, and connections to conservative and far-right networks across Europe.
Source: corporateeurope.org
