The billionaire attended an event organized by the European Jewish Association after being accused of antiSemitism
Businessman Elon Musk visited the former Nazi death camp AuschwitzBirkenau in Poland this Monday (January 22, 2024). Since 2022, the billionaire has been accused of allowing antiSemitic messages on his social media platform X, the former Twitter.
Musk's visit to the most famous Holocaust camp came before his participation in a conference on antiSemitism organized by the EJA (European Jewish Association, in Portuguese) in the Polish city of Krakow.
The SpaceX and Tesla owner visited Birkenau accompanied by his son and conservative American journalist Ben Shapiro, who also attended the conference. Located in southern Poland, the village honors the victims of the Holocaust and preserves prison barracks and the ruins of a gas chamber.
Elon Musk arrives at the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland today to raise awareness about antiSemitism.
Musk attended a memorial ceremony where he laid a wreath for the 1.1 million Jews who lost their lives in the camp. pic.twitter.com/ciZJAoaEQC
— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) January 22, 2024
“He participated in a private visit to AuschwitzBirkenau with EJA President Rabbi Menachem Margolin, Ben Shapiro and Holocaust survivor Gidon Lev. “Musk laid a wreath at the Wall of Death and took part in a short ceremony at the Birkenau Memorial,” the European Jewish Association informed this Monday (January 22).
Musk's visit was originally scheduled for Tuesday (January 23), but was moved forward “due to scheduling reasons.”
Elon Musk visited Auschwitz during his trip to the organization@ejassociation on the occasion of the Giorno della Memoria. Included are EJA President Rav Menachem Margolin and scribe Ben Shapiro.
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Photo by: Yoav Dudkevitch pic.twitter.com/nWGp7VOUcs— HaTikva Il Giornale dei Giovani Ebrei d'Italia (@hatikwa_it) January 22, 2024
On November 15, Musk agreed to a post on. The businessman replied to the post: “You were telling the truth.” he wrote.
According to the New York Times, nearly 200 companies stopped advertising on X after Musk's release. Including Disney, Apple and IBM. Internal documents from
In December 2022, a report from the ADL (AntiDefamation League) revealed an increase in the number of antiJewish posts following Musk's takeover of the platform. There was a 61% increase in the first two weeks after purchase alone.
The billionaire threatened to sue the organization, claiming that the allegations had impacted advertising sales in the US, causing the social network's advertising revenue to fall by 60%.
This Monday (January 22), during a conference organized by EJA to combat antiSemitism, Musk explained that, according to audits he commissioned, X has less antiSemitic content than other platforms.
“The external audits we have conducted show that there is the lowest level of antiSemitism on X compared to all other social networks,” he said. The billionaire also stated that freedom of expression continues to be the overall trend of the platform.
“At the end of the day, freedom of expression prevails. If someone says something untrue, especially on our platform, you can respond with a correction,” he concluded.