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Musk's Contest Awards $2M Amid Political Controversy

2/8/2026

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Story summary
  • Elon Musk, CEO of X, hosted a contest promoting the 'Articles' feature and awarding over $2 million.
  • Despite guidelines against political content, many winners submitted politically aligned articles, including right-wing influencers, and some were nonpolitical.
  • The grand prize went to user @beaverd for an article criticizing Deloitte, with Kaizen Asiedu and Nick Shirley among the other winners.
  • Musk had previously engaged with these users, signaling selective enforcement.