Sen. Amy Klobuchar said she does not trust Elon Musk running Twitter, lambastes social-media companies for 'making money off' violence

The senator said she doesn't trust Musk as the new owner of the social-media company.

On "Meet the Press" on NBC on Sunday morning, host Chuck Todd asked if she trusts Musk, after the Minnesota Democrat called for stronger moderation on social-media sites.

"No, I don't, and I don't think social-media companies should make money off of stuff that's a bunch of lies," she said.

Insider reported that Musk, a self-proclaimed "free-speech absolutionist", has previously criticized content moderation.

There will be no major content decisions before the company forms a content-moderation council.

—Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) October 30, 2022

He's going to start a content moderation board. That was a sign of things to come. I'm still worried about that. "I don't think people should be making money off of this stuff that's a bunch of lies." You couldn't do that on your network.

Todd said that NBC has rules. News organizations are required to fact-check and verify their information.

These companies don't require that. The requirements on these companies need to be changed. They make money off of us. They are making money off of violence. If someone is posting on the internet, it is one thing, but if they are making money, it is another.

Social-media companies bear some responsibility for staving off political violence, as evidenced by the attack on Pelosi. Pelosi's husband was hit with a hammer by a man who broke into the house.

According to a Los Angeles Times report, the suspect in the assault spread right-wing conspiracy theories on social media.

He was looking at things that you don't want to talk about on your show. The man was posting antisemitic things. He was showing a picture of violence and pro- Trump rhetoric. That's what we're dealing with.

Adding more security for elected officials, as well as prosecuting the person who committed a violent, violent crime, were some of the priorities listed by her.

It's important to make sure we don'telecting more election deniers who are following Donald Trump. "We have to do something about this amplification of this election-denying hate speech that we see on the internet if we want some people to care about our democracy."

Section 230 of the federal law that reduces liability for illegal things that people say on social media platforms will be reduced.