Summary

Elon Musk’s $1 million sweepstakes for his pro-Trump PAC is not random, but rather a way to recruit “spokespeople” for the group.

The lawsuit against Musk and his PAC alleges that the sweepstakes violates consumer protection laws and falsely advertises a random contest.

Despite the admission of liability, the judge allowed the sweepstakes to continue.

  • ByteJunk@lemmy.world
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    13 days ago

    I don’t know if this is a criminal charge, but if it is, then this is the answer right here.

    A couple of months behind bars would be a brutal wake up call to billionaires that money can’t buy everything.

    Of course they’d just double down on buying more politicians and judges.

    • treefrog@lemm.ee
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      13 days ago

      This case was for the emergency order, to shut it down yesterday instead of today when it ends anyway.

      There is a criminal cases well.

      At least, according to an article that was posted yesterday when this happened