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Brandon Gage

Klobuchar slams Elon over Twitter safety

Senator Amy Klobuchar (Sarah Silbiger-Pool/Getty Images)

United States Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) called said on Sunday's edition of Meet the Press that she does not have faith in Elon Musk's ability or willingness to keep harmful content from polluting Twitter, which the billionaire purchased this week.

Klobuchar is especially worried about the spreading of former President Donald Trump's 2020 election conspiracy theories, as well as users engaging in hate speech and calls for violence, which up until Musk's takeover were prohibited under the site's posting guidelines.

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