Elon Musk “Summoned” Over X’s Role in UK Riots Inquiry

The Enemies of Free Speech Are Everywhere

Members of the UK Parliament have initiated an inquiry into the role of social media platforms in spreading disinformation, particularly during the recent UK summer riots. Elon Musk, the owner of X, has been summoned to testify alongside executives from other platforms like Meta and TikTok. The inquiry aims to examine how these platforms manage harmful content and misinformation, focusing on their policies and the impact of these policies on public events.

Members of the UK Parliament to summon Elon Musk to testify about X’s role in spreading “disinformation.”

Elon can tell these UK degenerates to pound sand.

“Summon”? Since when does the UK Parliament get to Summon a non-citizen. Fuck Off.

If anyone needed further proof that I strongly support freedom of speech, please note that even a nutcase like Olbermann, who is literally calling for my arrest and government seizure of my companies, is in no way being censored https://t.co/rgGDkt856a

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 26, 2024

“The larger government gets, the less individual freedom you have.

I think that’s really the core thing. Your freedoms have just been eroded year after year with more and more government, laws and regulations and regulatory authorities.

When I looked it up, there were apparently 428 federal agencies. What the hell do you need 428 agencies for? Why do you even need 100?

This is crazy. They’re currently making new agencies at a rate of two per year. And every one of them is chipping away at your freedom.

So, it’s essential for us to unwind that process and restore your personal freedom. And with that will come great prosperity and personal happiness, I believe.” Pittsburgh, October 20, 2024

MPs to summon Elon Musk to testify about X’s role in UK summer riots

Commons inquiry into rise of harmful content on social media also expected to call Meta and TikTok executives

MPs are to summon Elon Musk to testify about X’s role in spreading disinformation, in a parliamentary inquiry into the UK riots and the rise of false and harmful AI content, the Guardian has learned.

Senior executives from Meta, which runs Facebook and Instagram, and TikTok are also expected to be called for questioning as part of a Commons science and technology select committee social media inquiry.

The first hearings will take place in the new year, amid rising concern that UK online safety laws risk being outpaced by rapidly advancing technology and the politicisation of platforms such as X.

The MPs will investigate the consequences of generative AI, which was used in widely shared images posted on Facebook and X inciting people to join Islamophobic protests after the killing of three schoolgirls in Southport in August. They will also investigate Silicon Valley business models that “encourage the spread of content that can mislead and harm”.

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