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Tess McClure in Auckland

Jacinda Ardern urges Musk to ‘stick to transparency’ amid extremism fears

New Zealand's prime minister, Jacinda Ardern
New Zealand's prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, said Elon Musk and Twitter had a ‘huge responsibility’ and could be a force for good. Photograph: Marty Melville/AFP/Getty Images

The New Zealand prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has called for Elon Musk to take on the “huge responsibility” of controlling a social media platform and “stick strongly to the principle of transparency”, after the billionaire took control of Twitter.

Ardern was speaking at a summit on national security, disinformation and online extremism when she was asked about Musk’s purchase of the company and his recent online behaviour.

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