Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk revealed in an exclusive interview with Fox News’ Tucker Carlson that the United States, along with foreign government agencies, was granted “full access” to direct messages of private citizens on Twitter prior to his takeover.
Musk made the bombshell allegation in the Carlson sit-down, the first part of which aired Monday on “Tucker Carlson Tonight.” In a rare and unfiltered discussion, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO spoke candidly about his concerns about artificial intelligence (AI), his Twitter acquisition and his future plans for the social media platform that he bought last fall.
Elon Musk discusses the dangers of AI and his Twitter acquisition in an exclusive interview with Fox News’ Tucker Carlson (Fox News)
In what has been described as one of the most “jaw-dropping” moments of the two-part conversation, Musk accused his predecessors at Twitter of allowing U.S. and foreign intelligence agencies to read users’ direct messages on the platform, calling it among the most “absurd” discoveries he made since purchasing the company for $44 billion.
Part two of Elon Musk’s exclusive interview with Tucker Carlson will air Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET on Fox News Channel.
Fox News’ Joseph P. Wulfsohn contributed to this report.
Yael Halon is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to yael.halon@fox.com.
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