US Senator to Elon Musk: Build your companies or Congress will

November 15, 2022November 15, 2022 admin 128 Views

He was mocked by Elon Musk

Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey has warned Elon Musk about the course he has chosen, following the world’s richest man’s tongue-in-cheek response to a lawmaker’s request for information on Twitter’s new account verification policies.

A @washingtonpost reporter was able to create a verified account impersonating me—I’m asking for answers from @elonmusk who is putting profits over people and his debt over stopping disinformation. Twitter must explain how this happened and how to prevent it from happening again. pic.twitter.com/R4r7p6mduP
— Ed Markey (@SenMarkey) November 11, 2022

The Senator did not appreciate Musk’s response and responded:

One of your companies is under investigation by the FTC. The NHTSA is investigating another of your companies for killing people. And you’re spending your time messing around online. Build your companies. Otherwise, Congress will.

One of your companies is under an FTC consent decree. Auto safety watchdog NHTSA is investigating another for killing people. And you’re spending your time picking fights online. Fix your companies. Or Congress will. https://t.co/lE178gPRoM
— Ed Markey (@SenMarkey) November 13, 2022

In a letter, Markey asked Musk to explain how the Washington Post was able to create a verified account impersonating him and why the official Twitter pop-up told users that the account was verified because of his government position. Musk has until November 25 to respond in writing.

Although Markey’s warning is uncertain whether it will lead to action by the administration, the likelihood of a response increased when Democrats secured the Senate majority on Sunday. Markey also sits on the Senate Communications, Media and Broadband committee, raising the possibility of action against Twitter.

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