{"id":438204,"date":"2022-04-26T15:11:23","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T12:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/us-lawmakers-react-to-elon-musk-buying-twitter\/"},"modified":"2022-04-26T15:11:23","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T12:11:23","slug":"us-lawmakers-react-to-elon-musk-buying-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/us-lawmakers-react-to-elon-musk-buying-twitter\/","title":{"rendered":"#US lawmakers react to Elon Musk buying Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23b511edc68\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23b511edc68\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/us-lawmakers-react-to-elon-musk-buying-twitter\/#%E2%80%9CUS_lawmakers_react_to_Elon_Musk_buying_Twitter%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;US lawmakers react to Elon Musk buying Twitter&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CUS_lawmakers_react_to_Elon_Musk_buying_Twitter%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;US lawmakers react to Elon Musk buying Twitter&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Republican lawmakers lauded outspoken tech entrepreneur Elon Musk\u2019s $44 billion <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> takeover Monday \u2014 celebrating the buyout as a win for free speech and democracy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwitter openly censors speech based on political ideologies and makes a mockery of our Constitutional liberties,\u201d Texas Sen. Ted Cruz tweeted Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Elon Musk can turn that around to actually protect free speech and encourage open discourse, Twitter\u2019s full potential will be unlocked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The governor of the Lone Star State, Greg Abbott, also championed the sale \u2014 urging Musk to relocate the social media company to Texas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c@elonmusk. Bring Twitter to Texas to join Tesla, SpaceX &amp; the Boring company,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbott_TX\/status\/1518693037337194496\">he tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@elonmusk<\/a>. Bring Twitter to Texas to join Tesla, SpaceX &amp; the Boring company.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbott_TX\/status\/1518693037337194496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Washington Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, a ranking member on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, heralded the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> as a much-needed breakup of Big Tech.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBig Tech cannot continue to silence people\u2014they are not and should not be the arbiters of truth. It is time to replace Big Tech censorship with the battle of ideas and I am hopeful for a new free speech direction at @Twitter,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cathymcmorris\/status\/1518674159584358401\">she tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tennesse Sen. Marsha Blackburn also hailed the Tesla CEO\u2019s takeover as a win for the fight against censorship.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>\u201cToday is an encouraging day for freedom of speech. I am hopeful that Elon Musk will help rein in Big Tech\u2019s history of censoring users that have a different viewpoint,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarshaBlackburn\/status\/1518665947271286790\">she wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She added that the purchase should \u201cterrify\u201d progressives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElon Musk buying Twitter terrifies the left because they don\u2019t want their power to censor conservatives threatened,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarshaBlackburn\/status\/1518731602058264577\">she tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Jordan\/status\/1518674710028034051\">simply put<\/a>: \u201cFree speech is making a comeback.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-81.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Musk pictured at a &quot;Cyber Rodeo&quot; at Tesla Giga Texas on April 7.\" class=\"wp-image-22036259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-81.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-81.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-81.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Musk pictured at a \u201cCyber Rodeo\u201d at Tesla Giga Texas on April 7.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, the announcement wasn\u2019t enough to bring former President Donald Trump back to the social media site, with the ex-POTUS insisting last week that he won\u2019t return to Twitter \u2013 even if Musk\u00a0lifts the site\u2019s\u00a0permanent ban\u00a0against him.<\/p>\n<p>Trump told\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-will-not-return-to-twitter-even-if-elon-musk-purchases-platform-will-begin-using-his-truth-social\">Fox News<\/a>\u00a0that he planned to instead use his own fledgling Truth Social <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>, which launched in February \u2014 insisting his platform is \u201cmuch better\u201d than Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not going on Twitter, I am going to stay on Truth,\u201d Trump said. \u201cI hope Elon buys Twitter because he\u2019ll make improvements to it and he is a good man, but I am going to be staying on Truth.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today is an encouraging day for freedom of speech. I am hopeful that Elon Musk will help rein in Big Tech\u2019s history of censoring users that have a different viewpoint.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarshaBlackburn\/status\/1518665947271286790?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Despite Musk urging his \u201cworst critics\u201d to stay on the platform, lawmakers on the left are vowing to re-think their Twitter presence.<\/p>\n<p>Massachusetts Democrat Sen. Elizabeth Warren didn\u2019t hold back, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenWarren\/status\/1518702084048179200\">writing<\/a>: \u201cThis deal is dangerous for our democracy. Billionaires like Elon Musk play by a different set of rules than everyone else, accumulating power for their own gain. We need a wealth tax and strong rules to hold Big Tech accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RonWyden\/status\/1518723812057092097\">tweeted<\/a>, \u201cIf the U.S. had a privacy law with teeth, or if Twitter encrypted DMs like I urged years ago, Americans wouldn\u2019t be left wondering what today\u2019s sale means for their private information. The protection of Americans\u2019 privacy must be a condition of any sale.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This deal is dangerous for our democracy. Billionaires like Elon Musk play by a different set of rules than everyone else, accumulating power for their own gain. We need a wealth tax and strong rules to hold Big Tech accountable.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenWarren\/status\/1518702084048179200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>As a result of the sale, Twitter will now be a privately owned company.<\/p>\n<p>Musk, who has said he wants to buy Twitter in order to restore the platform\u2019s adherence to free speech principles, will pay $54.20 per share for the company, which he has vowed to take private.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFree speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated,\u201d Musk\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1518677066325053441\">said in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also want to make Twitter better than ever by enhancing the product with new features, making the algorithms open source to increase trust, defeating the spam bots, and authenticating all humans. Twitter has tremendous potential \u2013 I look forward to working with the company and the community of users to unlock it.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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