McMuskism
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Blend of McCarthyism + Musk. Coined by Carole Cadwalladr in 2024.
Noun
[edit]McMuskism (uncountable)
- 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 2024-11-28:
- 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.