The blocking of the Twitter accounts of several US journalists has also caused massive criticism in Europe. EU Parliament President Metsola is now asking Musk, head of the short message service, to testify before the MPs. The EU has already threatened sanctions because of the threat to media freedom.
EU Parliament President Roberta Metsola has asked Twitter boss Elon Musk to testify before the European Parliament. As her spokesman said, Metsola sent the multi-billionaire a letter with an invitation. So far, Musk has not responded to the request. Parliament cannot force Musk to appear.
Musk has thrown the short message service, which is widely used by governments, politicians and journalists worldwide, into chaos since the takeover for 44 billion dollars (around 41 billion euros). He dismissed top management and around half of the workforce, released former US President Donald Trump's Twitter account and temporarily blocked the user accounts of several US journalists who had reported on the US company and Musk.
The blocking of the accounts had triggered great outrage far beyond the United States. Criticism came from UN Secretary-General António Guterres, EU representatives and the German government, among others. The EU threatened Musk with sanctions for threatening media freedom.
On Monday, Musk held an online poll on whether to step down as Twitter boss. 57.5 percent of the participants in the vote voted for his resignation. A user then suggested only allowing paying users to take part in surveys. "Good point. Twitter will make this change," Musk replied to the tweet.
