Democrats Question Whether Elon Musk’s X is Profiting From Terrorist Groups

Democrats Raskin, Goldman want a hearing with X executives
X allegedly sold premium subscriptions to terror groups

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By Billy House and Kurt Wagner

March 11, 2024 at 4:00 PM UTC

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Two US House Democrats are probing whether terrorist organizations and sanctioned individuals are using and even monetizing their paid premium-service accounts on Elon Musk’s X social media platform.

Representatives Jamie Raskin of Maryland and Daniel Goldman of New York point to recent news reports that senior leaders of Hezbollah, Iranian news outlets, and Russian state media have been among subscribers to such X.com Inc. services.