Members of the British Parliament Chi Onwurah and Dawn Butler of the Labor Party said they may summon Elon Musk to discuss the impact of his social network X on the recent racial unrest in the UK. In a commentary to Politico, the politicians expressed concern, in particular, about Musk's personal comments, who wrote that "civil war is inevitable" and called the actions of the British police "unilateral," UNN reports .
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Musk has also been criticized for restoring the account of far-right activist Tommy Robinson, who is known for his activities in the English Defense League.
Both politicians, who are candidates for the position of head of the parliamentary committee on science, innovation and technology, said that if elected, they would demand more transparency from X. They believe that important issues are the impact of platform algorithms on the spread of disinformation and racial hatred, and how platform business models can contribute to this.
Chi Onwurah emphasized that X is responsible for preventing the spread of racial hatred, and Dawn Butler stressed the need to question all social media owners to find out their role in the current events.