The spat began after a Washington Post columnist wrote Friday that he had impersonated Markey, with his permission, to show how easy it is to get a blue check mark under Twitter’s new verification system.
, referring to the mogul’s new acquisition. “Auto safety watchdog NHTSA is investigating another for killing people. And you’re spending your time picking fights online. Fix your companies. Or Congress will.”The spat began after a Washington Post columnist wrote Friday that he hadwith his permission, to show how easy it is to get a blue check mark under Twitter’s new verification system. “In a few minutes, I got a blue check mark on an impersonation of the lawmaker,” Geoffrey A. Fowler wrote.
Markey’s response lends new prominence on Capitol Hill to the issue of Musk’s Twitter ownership. A number of congressional committees could decide to investigate Musk and ask him to testify, as they have with other tech executives. Among those is the Senate Commerce committee, which Markey sits on.
The Twitter disagreement comes just days after Musk called on independent voters to support Republicans in the midterm elections, a request that did not appear to have moved the needle, as Republicans underperformed in many races.
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