# McMuskism

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Political persecution achieved through surveillance and online harassment.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mcmuskism