Elon Musk is being accused of interfering with the presidential election.
Some social media users suspect Musk suspended the account of a group organizing voters to support Vice President Kamala Harris.
Leaders of the newly formed Democratic outreach group “White Dudes for Harris” hit back at technocrat Musk after the group’s X (formerly Twitter) account was temporarily suspended Monday night, following a wildly successful fundraiser earlier that evening.
More than 190,000 people tuned into a massive virtual call, reportedly raising more than $4 million for Harris’s campaign. “White Dudes for Harris” had originally hoped for a turnout of 10,000 people, and to raise $50,000, a milestone they passed before the call even began, according to the organizers.
There were appearances from a few white guys who are reportedly in contention to be Harris’s vice presidential nominee, including Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker.
Shortly after the call ended, the group’s organizers said they had received notice that their account on X, which Musk owns, had been suspended for supposedly “violating our rules against evading suspension.”
After the situation started garnering backlash among the group’s more than 50,000 followers, the account was reportedly restored. Not before social media users accused Musk of election interference.
Democratic commentator Mueller, She Wrote said: “The ‘free speech absolutist’ has now suspended White @dudes4harris. Presumably for raising $4M in a few hours. The fascists are terrified. Good.”
Elon Musk, who is openly critical of Democrats, regularly advocates for free speech on the platform.