During an extensive interview, Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter, alleged that the BBC had double standards and was concealing the adverse effects of Covid vaccines. “Is the BBC willing to accept any accountability for spreading misinformation about mask-wearing and vaccine side effects, and neglecting to report on it? Additionally, was the BBC coerced by the UK government to alter its editorial policies?” Elon Musk commented strongly about misleading information on Twitter.

At Twitter’s San Francisco offices, Elon Musk conducted an impromptu interview and accused the journalist of falsehood, saying ‘You just lied’ when he alleged a rise in hate speech on the platform. James Clayton, the journalist, supported his assertion by referring to an organisation that had cautioned about an increase in malicious content on the social media platform. 

Elon Musk maintained that instances of hate speech had reduced, asserting that individuals may make various unfounded claims. Regarding the BBC’s identification as a “government-funded media” on Twitter, Musk emphasised the importance of accuracy and truthfulness and indicated that the label would be revised. He acknowledged that the BBC had expressed displeasure about being identified as a state-affiliated media outlet. 

Mr Musk on Wednesday said on Twitter Space, that he did not have any idea about ‘what exactly happened’ at that time content related to a BBC documentary capacious of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was let down from the microblogging site. The Twitter owner said I am not much aware of the content circumstances in India and particular conditions regarding the tweets taken down on the issue of a BBC documentary. He further added that the rules in India for what can be displayed on social media are quite tough and we can’t bypass the laws of the land. 

On the other hand, the Indian government had asked to take down over 50 tweets, which had links to the BBC documentary on PM Modi. On the matter, Elon Musk stated that if we have the choice of either our employee going to legal custody or we follow the laws, we will respect the law of the country.