'I don't know him': Christopher Luxon shrugs off Elon Musk's well wishes
The incoming New Zealand Prime Minister hasn't responded to the X boss. Christopher Luxon, the creator of the popular message that Elon Musk congratulated him on his win on Twitter, has not replied to or liked it. Meanwhile, hundreds of people have commented on Musk's post, some echoing the sentiments of popular right-wing conspiracy theories. The conversation then turned to Luxon's wife and her exercise regime. Musk has vastly reduced moderation on the platform, and the European Union has launched an investigation into X over the spread of disinformation and violent content about the Israel-Hamas conflict.
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Luxon tweeted his original message at 11:42pm on Saturday night before Musk responded at 5:52pm on Sunday. As of Monday afternoon, Luxon has not replied to or liked Musk's post.
"Elon Musk has congratulated you on your win and said 'thank goodness'. What do you think you meant by that?" AM host Bridge asked Luxon on Monday morning.
"I'm not sure, I don't know him actually," Luxon replied.
"So um, I haven't met him. But yeah, we've had congratulations from lots of people, which has been great."
The conversation then turned to Luxon's wife and her exercise regime.
Meanwhile on X, hundreds of people have commented on Musk's post, some echoing the sentiments of popular right-wing conspiracy theories.
"One less seat of government controlled by the WEF [World Economic Forum]. We're making progress," said one highly ranked reply.
"You know it, Elon. Millions of us are relieved, but we're not safe from the globalists by any stretch," said another.
"Agreed, woke governments achieve nothing. Take note Australia," added another, while a fourth stated: "I hope he will give people guns back."
Before Musk bought Twitter and rebranded it X, the platform had worked with former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's Christchurch Call - an effort to reduce extremists using social media platforms for things like livestreaming acts of terrorism and propagating hateful doctrines.
Musk has vastly reduced moderation on the platform. In the last week, the European Union launched an investigation into X over the spread of disinformation and violent content about the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Topics: Business Leaders, Elon Musk