00:00It's Benzinga, and here's what's on the block.
00:02U.K. Tech Minister Peter Kyle criticized Elon Musk, saying he is one person who is accountable
00:07to no one due to his ownership of Twitter and influence over public discourse.
00:12Kyle's comments come after Musk suggested on Twitter that immigration could lead to
00:15civil war in the U.K. amid ongoing riots in the country.
00:20Other U.K. government officials also criticized Musk's comments, saying there is no justification
00:24for language associating the riots with civil war.
00:27Kyle has held conversations with social media companies like Meta, Google, and Twitter to
00:32remind them of their responsibilities around misinformation related to the riots.
00:36The U.K. passed an online safety act to crack down on harmful content, but regulators can't
00:41yet take action on Musk's tweets due to the law not being fully implemented.
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