Elon Musk’s $44 billion Twitter acquisition hasn’t even been finalized but, however UK’s MPs are already inviting him to debate the adjustments he needs to implement for the web site. The UK House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Select Committee MPs advised Musk in a letter (PDF) that they are notably fascinated about listening to about his intention to roll out verification for all customers. They mentioned it echoes their calls on the federal government as a part of a proposed laws. 

Committee Chairperson Julian Knight additionally wrote:

“Our 2020 Report on Misinformation in the Covid ‘Infodemic’ called for greater transparency of bots and automated and spam accounts, whilst our recent Report on the UK’s Online Safety Bill discussed ways to balance civil liberties like freedom of expression with the need to tackle pernicious, pervasive online child sexual exploitation and abuse.”

That means that the MPs wish to focus on the stability between freedom of speech and censorship on the platform and the way Musk plans to deal with it. The multi-company exec beforehand described himself as a “free-speech absolutist,” and it stays to be see if and the way that can change Twitter’s moderation practices. 

Twitter beneath Musk would possibly begin charging customers to embed tweets from verified accounts, in keeping with a report from Reuters. He additionally reportedly prompt adjustments to Twitter Blue, the web site’s subscription service, to make it extra interesting to paying customers. In addition, he reportedly floated the thought of job cuts in talks with banks to safe financing for his buyout. More just lately, he tweeted that the web site will stay free for informal customers, however that it would begin charging business entities and authorities businesses.

The MPs letter is simply an invite, nevertheless, and Musk is not legally required to attend. Their committee has a historical past of summoning CEOs that do not present up, however that hasn’t stopped them from attempting to get execs to speak. Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg, for example, beforehand refused their requests and solely despatched a consultant to look earlier than the committee.