Elon Musk is opponent of free speech, says Davey Elon Musk is “an opponent of free speech” and should be “held to account”, Sir Ed Davey has said, as the row between the billionaire and British politicians continued.
Asked about the free speech implications of such regulation, Sir Ed told the PA news agency: “The Liberal Democrats champion free speech.
Speaking during a visit to Cambridgeshire on Friday, the Liberal Democrat leader called for greater regulation of social media algorithms, pointing to the impact of posts on Mr Musk’s platform X on the disorder seen in parts of the UK last summer.
“But when the richest man in the world owns a platform that he distorts to promote his views and prevents other people speaking, he isn’t a champion of free speech, he is an opponent of free speech.”.
Sir Ed also attacked the Tesla chief executive over a post on X in which Mr Musk asked whether America should “liberate” the UK from its “tyrannical government”.
