Several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have banded together to block the purchase of Twitter by Elon Musk, Tesla boss.
“If we don’t block this operation, (Musk) will give a megaphone to demagogues and extremists who (…) incite hatred, violence and harassment,” Nicole Gill, chief executive of Accountable Tech, said in a released statement. on Friday.
This organization, which aims to hold large digital companies accountable, wants the authorities, shareholders and advertisers, as well as regulators, to “take a close look” at Musk’s controversial project, which has already had several conflicts with the US stock market regulator (SEC). , by its abbreviation in English).
The NGO coalition, Gill argued, hopes to “mobilize shareholders” who have “become more vulnerable” to Musk’s “erratic behaviour.”
Recall that at the end of May, several Twitter shareholders filed a complaint against the businessman, accusing him of manipulating the market to obtain savings when trying to acquire the social network.
