A Norwegian lawmaker has nominated Elon Musk for the Nobel Peace Prize, saying the billionaire was a “brave supporter of freedom of speech”.
Marius Nilsen, a Norwegian MP and member of the libertarian Progress Occasion, praised Musk's “staunch protection of dialogue, freedom of expression and [enabling] alternative to precise your opinion [in a] an more and more polarized world.”
“Lots of the know-how firms that Musk based, owns or operates to enhance society, broaden information each on Earth and in house, along with enabling communication and connectivity around the globe, have helped make the world a extra related and safer place,” Nilsen stated. .
The Norwegian Nobel Committee accepts nominations from authorities officers and teachers yearly till March.
From Newsmax:
Musk purchased Twitter, which he renamed X, in October 2022 for $44 billion within the title of free speech. He then restored social media accounts of main politicians and personalities, lots of them conservative, who had been banned below the Twitterβs earlier administration. This included former President Donald Trump, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and Babylon Bee, a satirical information web site.