{"id":8902,"date":"2026-10-17T17:54:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T17:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=8902"},"modified":"2026-10-17T17:54:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T17:54:39","slug":"elon-musk-settles-lawsuits-over-1-million-voter-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=8902","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk settles lawsuits over $1 million voter giveaway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">That directly contradicted Musk\u2019s claim that the drawings were random. The plaintiffs say they never would have signed the petition required to enter the giveaway if they had known it wasn\u2019t random. They accused Musk and America PAC of using it as a ploy to obtain user data and said the petition \u201cplaces no limitations on America PAC\u2019s use of or sale of the personal data it collects, nor does it provide any additional information about the planned use of data.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/1013431\/elon-musk-settles-lawsuits-over-1-million-voter-giveaway\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That directly contradicted Musk\u2019s claim that the drawings were random. The plaintiffs say they never would have signed the petition required to enter the giveaway if they had known it wasn\u2019t random. 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