Evidence of meeting #135 for Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was content.
A recording is available from Parliament.
NDP
Matthew Green NDP Hamilton Centre, ON
The last question is the same, and it is for X.
Are you a signatory to the EU Code of Practice on Disinformation?
Head of Government Affairs, United States of America and Canada, X Corporation
No, we are not.
Head of Government Affairs, United States of America and Canada, X Corporation
We have a different approach, as I've laid out. It's around Community Notes, a decentralized approach that puts power in users' hands to add context that they would feel would be helpful, rather than a traditional fact-checking program.
Head of Government Affairs, United States of America and Canada, X Corporation
It's Mr. Elon Musk.
Head of Government Affairs, United States of America and Canada, X Corporation
I don't know. I'd have to get back to you on that.
NDP
Head of Government Affairs, United States of America and Canada, X Corporation
I'm not sure. I'd have to get back to you on that.
NDP
Matthew Green NDP Hamilton Centre, ON
Okay.
Well, would you agree that Mr. Elon Musk is the chair of X?
Head of Government Affairs, United States of America and Canada, X Corporation
That's correct. He's chair, head of product and chief technology officer.
October 24th, 2024 / 4:50 p.m.
Head of Government Affairs, United States of America and Canada, X Corporation
Yes, he leads our product and engineering teams.
NDP
Matthew Green NDP Hamilton Centre, ON
You stated in previous testimony that X does no political funding. However, as referenced in an NBC News article title, “Elon Musk's misleading election claims have accrued 1.2 billion views on X, new analysis says”, and the subtitle continues, “The nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate said [his] debunked claims are spreading widely and don't appear to be subject to X's Community Notes fact-checking system.”
You're not signing on to the EU code and your chair has 1.2 billion views of misleading election claims as a representative of the company. What do you have to say about that?
Head of Government Affairs, United States of America and Canada, X Corporation
No user is above Community Notes. In fact, he has received several. No one at X has the ability to place or remove a Community Note.
Conservative
NDP
Matthew Green NDP Hamilton Centre, ON
I find that very difficult to believe. I find that, in fact, impossible to believe.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative John Brassard
I'm sorry, Mr. Green. Your time is up.
Mr. Caputo, go ahead for five minutes.
Conservative
Frank Caputo Conservative Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, BC
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to pick up on where.... The Liberals have seemingly taken a study on misinformation and are trying to spread more misinformation.
Conservative
Frank Caputo Conservative Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, BC
Mr. Fernandez, could you please take a minute to expand on the nature and role of X's legal funding program?
Head of Government Affairs, United States of America and Canada, X Corporation
As I've shared before, the goal of the program is to support individuals whose employers have impacted their employment as a result of things they've said on the service.
