Norwegian MP nominates Elon Musk for Nobel Peace Prize for enabling ‘free speech’

Elon Musk was nominated for the award by Norwegian MP Marius Nilsen.

Billionaire Elon Musk, owner of X and Tesla, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Norwegian MP Marius Nielsen. Politico. Announcing his list of winners, the congressman said he had chosen the world’s richest man because of his “unwavering defense of dialogue, freedom of expression and the expression of personal opinions in an increasingly polarized world.” possibility”.

He also said that Musk’s technology companies help “make the world more connected and safer.” The identities of the Nobel Peace Prize nominees will not be made public until 50 years after the award, the outlet reported. However, Mr. Nelson met the criteria to be nominated for the award.

Nielsen, who represents the Progressive Party, also thanked Musk for providing Starlink satellite internet service to Ukraine after Russia invaded the country two years ago. “The numerous technology companies Musk founded, owns or operates are designed to improve society, increase understanding of the Earth and space, in addition to enabling global communication and connectivity…helping the world become more connected and secure,” Mr Nelson told local media Agde Post.

In October 2022, Elon Musk acquired Twitter for $44 billion with the aim of allowing free speech. Since taking over, Musk has completely redesigned the business and social media network. The billionaire self-proclaimed “free speech absolutist” has reinstated many high-profile accounts suspended by former Twitter leadership. They include Ye (rapper Kanye West), who is accused of sharing anti-Semitic posts, internet celebrity Andrew Tate, who is in a Romanian prison on human trafficking charges, and the former U.S. president, who is accused of inciting the Capitol riots Donald Trump.

In addition to X and Tesla, the world’s richest people include the heads of SpaceX, The Boring Company and Neuralink. His total net worth was $209 billion as of February 21, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Another Norwegian lawyer from the Red Party nominated WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for the award.she told local media daily newspaper”, “Assange has contributed to peace by exposing Western war crimes. If we want to avoid war, we must understand the truth about the damage it causes. Assange exposed the torture and inhumane treatment of prisoners of war. He deserves a peace prize.”