CEO of Canada's biggest technology company sends 'resignation message' to all government officials and ministers seeking ban on Elon Musk's X; says: This is a great ...

Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke has called reports of UK-Canada-Australia’s plan to ban Elon Musk-owned social media platform X and AI chatbot Grok a “great honeypot”. In an X post, Lutke argues that the alleged proposed ban exposes officials unfit for public services.

He further suggested that those suggesting ban on X “needs to resign”. “This is a great honeypot. Any government official who suggests banning X is not a public servant and needs to resign. Let’s see what happens,” Shopify CEO wrote in the post dated January 11, 2026. Evan Solomon, MP for Toronto Centre and Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation also rejected reports of Canada considering a ban on X.

“Contrary to media reports, Canada is not considering a ban of X,” Solomon wrote on X. Quoting the minister’s post, the Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke said “Canada, isn’t. UK is. What about Australia?.” In another post, Lutke agreed with a user who said “There is nothing backing up the claim”. “Probably nonsense. That’s why it’s interesting to watch the space,” he said. Epic CEO Tim Sweeney has shared an online post, celebrating Canada’s rejection of the alleged ban on X.

“Good for Canada. The last thing any citizen of a free nation should tolerate is political leaders looking to block outlets for exercising their free speech rights. I stand by everything I've said on this topic 100%..,” Sweeney wrote in the post. Elon Musk’s X and Grok have recently faced criticism for creating explicit, sexualised images of users, especially women and children without their consent. The crisis has prompted government across the world to take actions against X and Grok.

Last week, Indonesia became the first country to temporarily deny access to the AI bot in the country. Similarly, Malaysia has also restricted access to Grok. According to multiple reports, even the UK is also considering a ban on the AI bot. Last week, three US senators wrote a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai seeking immediate removal of X and Grok app from Apple App Store and Google Play Store, respectively.