Elon Musk invited to testify in the European Union Parliament

 

Tesla and Twitter CEO, Elon Musk, has been invited by the head of the European Parliament to testify before the legislature. The parliament's speaker, Roberta Metsola, has sent a letter to Musk, asking him to appear in front of lawmakers.

Musk’s response was not immediately known. However, the European Parliament cannot force him to turn up in order to testify before the lawmakers.

Metsola reportedly wrote, "Twitter should not unwittingly become a catalyst for hate speech, election interference and misinformation." Metsola was referring to a recent incident where Twitter suspended the accounts of prominent journalists.

According to POLITICO, Metsola asked the tech billionaire to appear for a "frank exchange in public.” Metsola said that she was "confident" that Musk would agree to accept the invitation.

Musk struck various controversies since taking over Twitter in October for $44 billion. He attracted condemnation from policymakers in the United States (US) and Europe due to various changes he brought to the social media company.

After taking over Twitter, Musk sacked almost half of the company's staff, reinstated former US president Donald Trump's account on Twitter, dropped off a policy against Covid-19 misinformation, and suspended accounts of prominent celebrities. His latest attempt to suspend accounts of journalists did not go well with the EU.

The UN and EU slammed Musk for suspending the accounts of journalists. However, Musk accused some journalists of sharing the live location of his private jet. However, the accounts of those journalists were restored after severe backlash from various prominent organisations.

On Monday, Twitter users also voted that the tech billionaire should resign as Twitter CEO. Musk asked millions of users, "Should I step down as head of Twitter?" 

Musk is also no longer the richest person in the world. He lost his title to Bernard Arnault because Musk’s net worth dropped this year.