Global Politics Report Editorial

Democrats accuse Musk’s X of favoring Polymarket

A group of Senate Democrats accused Elon Musk’s social media platform X of giving the prediction market Polymarket “preferential treatment” on its timeline. In a letter to X leadership Friday, Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), sent screenshots showing three apparent attempts to report Polymarket ads…

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Source: The Hill

Politics desk: Congress

Published: Nov. 02, 2026 at 08:05 PM ET

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Original source: The Hill

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