House Dem Shoots Down Call for Musk to Be ‘Hauled in Front of Congress’: ‘It Is Not Government’s Role’

In a refreshing moment for the idea of free speech, a Democratic lawmaker is shooting down the idea Twitter owner Elon Musk should have to answer to 🏛️Congress over his management of the platform.

Amid the controversy involving Twitter’s decision to suspend several journalists, Jason Kint, the head of Digital Content Next which is a trade association representing digital media companies, tweeted on Thursday, “I don’t know what happened here but if doesn’t fix this within the hour with an explanation by morning, I’ll be on Capitol Hill tomorrow demanding that he be hauled in front of 🏛️Congress.”

However, Rep. 👤Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) poured cold water on the idea.

“No. way overpaid for Twitter and he can basically do whatever he wants with it,” he responded. “The First Amendment prevents 🏛️Congress from regulating speech on Twitter, a private business. It is not Government’s role to tell Twitter who to ban, who to suspend or who to promote.”

One user suggested there is “nothing to stop the government from nationalizing a vital public good as a necessary form of mass constituent communication to protect it from intentional harm. That’s actually national security.”