We’re all wondering what lies ahead for Twitter now that it is going to be owned by Elon Musk. Though the Tesla CEO has tweeted hints of what’s to come for the social media platform after his acquisition, the U.K. Parliament has decided to get the details via a more straightforward approach: Inviting Musk to testify before them.
On Wednesday, the U.K. Parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (DCMS) tweeted out a copy of a letter it sent to Musk, inviting him to speak about his plans for his newly acquired social media platform.
We've invited @ElonMusk to discuss the future of @Twitter in Parliament.
Chair @JulianKnight15: "Appearing before the Committee will give Mr Musk an ideal opportunity to set out his proposals in more depth and we would look forward to welcoming him.”
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— Culture, Media and Sport Committee (@CommonsCMS) May 4, 2022
Member of Parliament and Chair of the DCMS Committee Julian Knight wrote the letter and, in it, referenced a number of proposed changes for Twitter Musk has mentioned before: Authentication for all users, addressing bots and spam accounts, and addressing the issue of freedom of speech. The letter also appeared to describe the committee’s own stance on these issues as it mentioned legislation and two reports conducted on them:
The issue of free speech on the bird app is by far the most important one Musk must address now that he has bought Twitter, especially since free speech laws vary among countries outside of the U.S. And in a separate statement, Knight seemed to highlight that issue as well:
“At a time when social media companies face the prospect of tighter regulations around the world, we’re keen to learn more about how Mr. Musk will balance his clear commitment to free speech with new obligations to protect Twitter’s users from online harms.
“Appearing before the committee will give Mr. Musk an ideal opportunity to set out his proposals for Twitter in more depth and we would look forward to welcoming him.”
If Musk accepts the DCMS Committee’s invitation to discuss his plans further, we might finally get a clear answer to a question that global users of the bird app no doubt have: How will he adapt (if at all) his vision of free speech on Twitter to the laws of other countries?
At this time, Musk has not yet tweeted a response to the invite.
Discord is trying to push more visibility on the internet for some of its biggest communities, and there's a good chance your messages could end up in a Google Search. The platform is preparing to make conversations from certain public servers searchable on the web, so there's a privacy setting you might want to check before the rollout begins.
According to Discord's official announcement, the changes will roll out in two stages. Starting November 16, qualifying servers will have public web pages featuring automated summaries of conversations. By mid-December, individual messages from eligible public channels could also appear word-for-word in Google and other search engines.
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