{"id":1464148,"date":"2022-05-04T16:44:36","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T20:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1464148"},"modified":"2022-05-04T16:44:40","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T20:44:40","slug":"elon-musk-invited-to-testify-about-twitter-by-u-k-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-invited-to-testify-about-twitter-by-u-k-parliament\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Invited To Testify About Twitter By U.K. Parliament"},"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\">20<\/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%2Felon-musk-invited-to-testify-about-twitter-by-u-k-parliament%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=1464148&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\/05\/Untitled-design-61.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A U.K. Parliament online safety group has invited new Twitter owner Elon Musk to testify regarding his proposed changes to the social media company.<\/p>\n<p>The Parliament\u2019s digital committee extended the invitation to Musk on Wednesday, just over a week after his $44 billion purchase to take over ownership of Twitter and make it privately held.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am honored and thank the Parliament for their invitation, but it would be premature at this time to accept, given that there has not yet been a shareholder vote,\u201d Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/elon-musk-technology-business-online-safety-europe-205a05a27019634d8ff2ff9dd6885f8b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> in an email to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>Musk has already noted several potential innovations on Twitter, though it is unclear how serious some of the comments are to be taken.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUltimately, the downfall of the Freemasons was giving away their stonecutting services for nothing,\u201d Musk said in a Tuesday post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwitter will always be free for casual users, but maybe a slight cost for commercial\/government users,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Twitter will always be free for casual users, but maybe a slight cost for commercial\/government users<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1521630589710872576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Musk also called for an investigation of those who want to pressure advertisers through boycotts to stop supporting Twitter over his new emphasis on free speech.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho funds these organizations that want to control your access to information? Let\u2019s investigate,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a letter sent to brands Tuesday ahead of the 2022 NewFronts digital advertising conference, more than two dozen civil society groups said marketers should secure commitments from Twitter to retain its most critical policies, including on civic integrity and hateful conduct, and threaten to withdraw funding if Twitter does not comply,\u201d CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/05\/03\/tech\/twitter-letter-content-policies\/index.html?utm_term=link&#038;utm_source=twCNN&#038;utm_content=2022-05-03T19%3A15%3A05&#038;utm_medium=social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> in the article he linked to the post.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Who funds these organizations that want to control your access to information? Let\u2019s investigate \u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dBFsGjOMC8\">https:\/\/t.co\/dBFsGjOMC8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1521574041814978562?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a sign of his political views, Musk tweeted last week with digs at both the Left and Right.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe far left hates everyone, themselves included!\u201d he posted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I\u2019m no fan of the far right either. Let\u2019s have less hate and more love,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">But I\u2019m no fan of the far right either. <\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s have less hate and more love.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1520021098934554624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Shortly after the announcement of his purchase of Twitter, Musk also dropped a post that excited many concerned over privacy issues on social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwitter DMs should have end to end encryption like Signal, so no one can spy on or hack your messages,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Twitter DMs should have end to end encryption like Signal, so no one can spy on or hack your messages<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1519469891455234048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The popular free and open-source messaging app Signal is known for its privacy features, in contrast with other social platforms known for selling user information.<\/p>\n<p>The U.K.\u2019s concerns may be related to new draft legislation revealed in March that included potential criminal prosecution of big tech leaders who fail to comply with the country\u2019s online safety rules.<\/p>\n<p>Proposed changes could include \u201cgiving users more power to block anonymous trolls, requiring porn sites to verify users are 18 or older, and making cyberflashing \u2014 or sending someone unsolicited graphic images \u2014 a criminal offense,\u201d according to a March Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/technology-business-social-media-united-kingdom-online-safety-a76673ccfadad80e988fdc7a1905365e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTech executives would be criminally liable two months after the law takes force, instead of two years afterward as proposed in the original draft. Companies could be fined up to 10% of their annual global revenue for violations,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p>Musk is not the only American social media company owner to be invited to the U.K. The Washington Post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/elon-musk-asked-to-testify-on-twitter-by-uk-parliament\/2022\/05\/04\/c8979440-cba2-11ec-b7ee-74f09d827ca6_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted<\/a> that Meta (then called Facebook) CEO Mark Zuckerberg was invited by the same Parliament group to answer questions regarding fake news. Zuckerberg declined the invitation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A U.K. Parliament online safety group has invited new Twitter owner Elon Musk to testify regarding his proposed changes to the social media company.The Parliament\u2019s digital committee extended the invitation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":325,"featured_media":1481624,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1464148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1464148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/325"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1464148"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1464148\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1481624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1464148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1464148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1464148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}