Musk Defies Summons By Britain’s House Of Commons

Politico Europe reports:

Elon Musk is beefing with British politicians again — and they’re not impressed. The X owner and Donald Trump ally brushed off a call from the House of Commons’ science and technology committee to answer questions on his role in riots that swept the U.K. this summer.

Committee chair Chi Onwurah told POLITICO this week that she wanted to grill Musk — tapped up to lead a government efficiency drive under U.S. President-elect Trump — on the social media giant’s role in tackling disinformation amid the unrest on the streets of the U.K.

The committee is launching an inquiry into “social media, misinformation and harmful algorithms” after riots — in part fueled by inaccurate posts on X about the killing of three schoolgirls in the town of Southport — gripped the U.K. in August.

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