Elon Musk accuses Canadian Prime Minister of ‘crushing free speech’ in country

SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk accused Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of "crushing free speech" in the country. Musk's statement came in response to a journalist's tweet on the Canadian government having "one of the world's most repressive online censorship schemes," Report informs, citing foreign media sources.

"The Canadian government, armed with one of the world's most repressive online censorship schemes, announces that all "online streaming services that offer podcasts" must formally register with the government to permit regulatory controls," journalist Glenn Greenwald tweeted on October 1.

Retweeted Greenwald's post, Musk said, "Trudeau is trying to crush free speech in Canada. Shameful."