{"id":1453424,"date":"2022-04-25T18:29:42","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T22:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1453424"},"modified":"2022-04-25T18:29:45","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T22:29:45","slug":"our-concerns-are-not-new-psaki-wont-mention-musk-by-name-warns-twitter-could-still-promote-misinformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/our-concerns-are-not-new-psaki-wont-mention-musk-by-name-warns-twitter-could-still-promote-misinformation\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Our Concerns Are Not New\u2019: Psaki Won\u2019t Mention Musk By Name, Warns Twitter Could Still Promote \u2018Misinformation\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Four-concerns-are-not-new-psaki-wont-mention-musk-by-name-warns-twitter-could-still-promote-misinformation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1453424&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1393671848.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki would not comment specifically on the news that billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk had secured a deal to buy Twitter, but she said during Monday\u2019s press briefing that President Joe Biden remains concerned about social media platforms and their role in spreading \u201cmisinformation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Psaki took several questions on the topic of the day, but only responded in general terms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not going to comment on a specific transaction,\u201d she said, going on to note that President Biden had voiced concerns in the past about holding tech platforms \u201caccountable for the harms they cause.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Psaki on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ElonMusk<\/a> buying Twitter: &#8220;I&#8217;m not going comment on a specific transaction\u2026[T]he President\u2026has long argued that tech platforms must be held accountable for the harms they cause\u2026In terms of\u2026hypothetical policies\u2026I&#8217;m just not going to speak to that[.]&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p8C48AJWd5\">pic.twitter.com\/p8C48AJWd5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurtisHouck\/status\/1518674375012237319?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Reuters reporter Andrea Shalal asked specifically whether Psaki had anything she would like to say to Musk \u2014 and whether she was concerned that \u201cpurveyors of election misinformation, disinformation, health falsehoods\u201d might have more access and opportunity to speak via Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Reuters&#8217;s Andrea Shalal to Psaki on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ElonMusk<\/a> buying Twitter: &#8220;Are you concerned about\u2026purveyors of election misinformation, disinformation, health falsehoods\u2026having more of an opportunity to speak there on Twitter? Is there\u2026any message that you would convey to\u2026Musk[?]&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tBwRRZiQGu\">pic.twitter.com\/tBwRRZiQGu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurtisHouck\/status\/1518678529768148994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Shalal went on to ask whether the White House was concerned about a billionaire taking control of a company where the power was already concentrated at the top.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur concerns are not new,\u201d Psaki replied. \u201cWe\u2019ve long talked about and the President has long talked about his concerns about the power of social media platforms, including Twitter and others to spread misinformation, disinformation, the need for these platforms to be held accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Psaki on Musk buying Twitter: &#8220;[O]ur concerns are not new. We&#8217;ve long talked about and the President has long talked about his concerns about the power of social platforms, including Twitter\u2026to spread misinformation, disinformation, the need for [them] to be held accountable.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/clfzPEWcWA\">pic.twitter.com\/clfzPEWcWA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurtisHouck\/status\/1518679334952841218?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Real Clear Politics reporter Philip Wegmann then asked how closely the White House was willing to work with Twitter in efforts to prevent the spread of \u201cmisinformation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRegardless of ownership, would the WH be interested in working with Twitter like it has in the past to continue to combat this kind of misinformation or are we in a different part of the pandemic where that kind of partnership is no longer necessary?\u201d he asked, noting that the current surgeon general had argued that the spread of medical \u201cmisinformation\u201d amounted to a \u201cpublic health crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Psaki responded by saying that the White House \u201cengaged regularly\u201d with all social media platforms in an effort to stay on top of \u201csteps that can be taken\u201d \u2014 but she went on to argue that Congress should act to put forth reforms that would increase transparency, among other things.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhilipWegmann?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PhilipWegmann<\/a>: &#8220;Regardless of ownership, would the WH be interested in working with Twitter\u2026.to continue to combat\u2026misinformation or are we in a different part of the pandemic where that\u2026is no longer necessary?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Psaki says they talk to everyone, but Congress can do more. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Nmv6e8zqJC\">pic.twitter.com\/Nmv6e8zqJC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurtisHouck\/status\/1518686705322274816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/elon-musk-releases-statement-after-taking-over-twitter\/\">sealed the deal<\/a> to buy Twitter on Monday after weeks of hinting that such a purchase was on the way, and continued to promise that he would make sure it was a haven for free speech.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1518623997054918657\">tweeted<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. 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