McMuskism

English

Etymology

Blend of McCarthyism +‎ Musk, coined by Carole Cadwalladr in 2024.

Noun

McMuskism (uncountable)

  1. Political persecution achieved through surveillance and online harassment.
    • 2024 November 17, Carole Cadwalladr, “How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 November 2024:
      This is McMuskism: it’s McCarthyism on steroids, political persecution + Trump + Musk + Silicon Valley surveillance tools. It’s the dawn of a new age of political witch-hunts, where burning at the stake meets data harvesting and online mobs.
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