Elon Musk will meet Emmanuel Macron this Monday morning, May 15, before going to Versailles for the “Choose France” summit, which will bring together 200 big heads of foreign multinationals at the Palace of Versailles, announces the Elysée. to BFMTV. He will also participate in a lunch with the Minister of Economy and Finance Bruno Le Maire.
The head of Tesla and Twitter, who has just appointed a new CEO to lead the social network, will also participate in a round table with Emmanuel Macron, with whom he will also have dinner, specifies the Elysee to BFMTV.
Tesla and Twitter
With some 13 billion euros in investments announced, the sixth edition of “Choose France” comes after Emmanuel Macron’s announcements on the green industry, starting with measures that encourage the development of electric batteries. A point that could logically be mentioned by Elon Musk, in the context of Tesla’s activities.
Elon Musk could also be asked to comment on Twitter, which, like all major digital platforms, will soon be more regulated with the implementation of the DSA, a European text intended to force social networks to be more transparent in their tools. of moderation.
After gaining control of Twitter, the businessman notably chose to fire a large part of the platform’s moderation teams, driving away a large part of the advertisers. To build the company’s revenue, he is leaning more on subscriptions, launching his Twitter Blue offer, which he is struggling to convince at the moment, including Bruno Le Maire.
Elon Musk may have to raise an additional issue: the risk of Twitter being blocked in France due to the spread of pornographic content without age verification of Internet users. A warning sent directly by the government, at the beginning of May.
Source: BFM TV
