Some Senate Democrats are reportedly considering calling on Tesla CEO Elon Musk to testify about his plans with Twitter after he reached a $44 billion deal to buy the company.
Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., told Bloomberg in an interview published Thursday: "We’re thinking about" the possibility of hearings.
The Senate Commerce Committee, which Cantwell is Chair, has held hearings with former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai. "We have to understand the censorship or lack thereof, content moderation or not, that is going to be the policy for the new owner," Markey toldSen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said there was a "powerful imperative" to ask Musk to testify about his plans with Twitter and address lawmakers’ concerns. Musk’s $44 billion deal to buy Twitter was announced on Monday and is expected to close some time this year. But before the deal is completed, shareholders will have to weigh in.
While Republicans largely applauded the deal, Democratic lawmakers and Twitter’s own employees went into a frenzy over the prospect of Musk following through on his stated goal to turn the platform into a free speech free for all.
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