Elon Musk has been told that Twitter must continue censoring “digital hate” by London Mayor Sadiq Khan and the EU’s Thierry Breton.
Elon Musk has been told that Twitter must conform to a more censorious vision of the internet and continue to combat “digital hate” by London mayor Sadiq Khan and EU Commissioner Thierry Breton.
Following the Tesla billionaire’s official acquisition of social media giant Twitter this week, figures in Europe have already begun demanding that Elon Musk adheres to their anti-free speech agenda. Mayor Sadiq Khan, who during his tenure in office has spearheaded efforts to criminalise more speech in the British capital rather than spending his time dealing with the actual violent crime plaguing the city, demanded that Mr Musk continue the Silicon Valley social media site’s policy of combatting “digital hate”.
“We cannot allow children growing up today to be exposed to the vile [and] violent ideologies of some users,” the London mayor said, adding that “any decision about allowing suspended users to return must be taken incredibly carefully & in direct consultation with experts in countering digital hate [and] misinformation.”
Turning to the subject of the suspended account of Donald Trump, whom he had several public spats with, Mr Khan demanded that if he is allowed back on the platform it “should hold him accountable [with] clear and robust rules that the former President must sign up to—and those rules must be enforced.”
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