The statement was prompted by another user’s post, which Musk reposted and commented on. But, in fact, it was a continuation of the conflict between Brussels and Musk’s platform X after a €120 million fine for violating transparency standards under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
In his post, Musk wrote: “The EU Commission should be disbanded in favor of an elected body and the EU president should be directly elected.”
This is not the first such statement by the billionaire. Previously, he has argued that the current EU system is “the power of bureaucracy, not democracy” and insisted on the transfer of powers to national states.
The conflict escalated after the European Commission fined X in January for insufficient transparency of advertising data, problems with the verification system and limited access to information for researchers.
User reaction
Such posts by someone like Ilon Musk go viral and spark a heated discussion. This is what happened this time. Many people supported the entrepreneur, agreeing with his criticism of the EU’s “unelected bureaucracy” and calls for reform of the Union’s institutions.
Others, on the contrary, accused Musk of populism and interference in European politics. In the comments, he was reminded that EU rules apply to all major platforms and are aimed at combating misinformation.
Such statements have previously provoked sharp reactions from European politicians – from ironic advice to “fly to Mars” to accusations of undermining European institutions.
European Commission reaction
At the time of publication, there was no direct response to Musk’s new post from the European Commission. However, Brussels previously emphasized that the Digital Services Act is a “content-neutral” law aimed at ensuring transparency and security of online platforms.
Experts note that such statements by Musk increase political tension between the US and the EU and may affect further regulation of large technology companies in Europe.
Recall, the European Commission on December 9, 2025 began an antitrust investigation against Google because of suspicions of violation of competition rules in the use of third-party content in reviews and summaries of its own model of artificial intelligence used in search.
