Discussion

• @telegraph @telegraph on x

  The Telegraph is aware of an image circulating on X which purports to be a Telegraph article about ‘emergency detainment camps’. No such article has ever been published by the Telegraph.

• @josh_self_ Josh Self on x

  After over 30 minutes, Musk appears to have finally deleted the post No acknowledgement yet This was my last screen-grab, which records just under 2 million views: [image]

• @mattzeitlin Matthew Zeitlin on x

  It's great that Twitter explicitly discourages sharing links to news sites (both by limiting visibility to links and because of those tiny headlines) and encourages images, thus leading people to share made up headlines or disbelieve any screenshot they see

• @jimmysecuk Jimmy Rushton on x

  Posted by the deputy leader of British fascist organisation “Britain First”, and then approvingly retweeted by Twitter's resident village idiot, Elon Musk.

• @jakubkrupa Jakub Krupa on x

  You'll never believe who shared this fake. [image]

• @jackbailey2 Jack Bailey on x

  Elon Musk now retweeting and amplifying fake news from Britain First, an actual fascist hate group. This idea that Musk is a truth-seeking moderate is dead in the water and must be completely rejected.

• @sundersays Sunder Katwala on x

  Elon Musk is becoming a UK national security risk via irresponsible stewardship of X + personal conduct Nobody else alive did more in last 12 months to extend reach of groups/people (Patriotic Alternative, Britain First, Tommy) whose mission is to stir violent racial conflict

• @jonathanpienews Jonathan Pie on x

  Elon Musk reposted a screenshot of a fake Telegraph article (posted by the co-leader of Britain First), to his 193 million followers stating that Keir Starmer is considering setting up detainment camps. That's not free speech, it's being an irresponsible knee-jerking knobhead.

• @elonmusk Elon Musk on x

  This is actually happening

• @elonmusk Elon Musk on x

  Chef's kiss 🤌 @CommunityNotes [image]

• @philmoorhouse76 Phil on x

  I feel this is an appropriate time to reflect on this again. [image]

• @drjennings Will Jennings on x

  It's irresponsible for major organisations and MPs to be using this platform as their primary communication channel.

• @gerryhassan Gerry Hassan on x

  The far-right disinformation & lie machine in action. Fake news & headlines & far-right conspiracy theories spread around the world. All aided by Musk: someone who knows SFA abt the UK & cares not one jot abt people who live here.

• @mij_europe Mujtaba Rahman on x

  Can't see how UKG, and ultimately the EU for their own reasons, avoid taking action against Musk in light of the role he and X have played through these riots

• r/EnoughMuskSpam r on reddit

  Musk's latest spreading of far-right disinformation now being reported in the UK

• @marypcbuk.bsky.social Mary Branscombe on bluesky

  Please let the rioters use apps that don't protect their privacy and leak metadata, please!  Although I suspect the Russian government has better access to telegram than ours does [embedded post]

• @shayan86 Shayan Sardarizadeh on x

  Telegram has confirmed to me that it's removing calls for violence in the UK. “Moderators are actively monitoring the situation and are removing channels and posts containing calls to violence. Calls to violence are explicitly forbidden by Telegram's terms of service.” [image]

• @beverleyturner Bev Turner on x

  I would like to say that this letter should make your blood run cold, but that might be deemed whipping up hatred against easily-offended cold-blooded animals and I might be arrested. So I won't say that. https://www.ofcom.org.uk/...

• @davidheniguk David Henig on x

  Sadly unavoidable. And applicable even to the very richest social media owners. https://x.com/...

• @ofcom @ofcom on x

  Following recent acts of violence in the UK, we're engaging with online services about their actions to prevent platforms being used to stir up hatred, provoke violence and other offences as a matter of urgency. 🔗 Read our open letter to them here: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/... [i…

• @martinabettt @martinabettt on x

  NEW: Ofcom has issued a strong warning to social media companies to take immediate action against the spread of hate and violence on their platforms. The regulator says they should act now before regulations from Online Safety Act take effect. https://www.ofcom.org.uk/...

• @sundersays Sunder Katwala on x

  Ofcom have moved quickly to send a strongly worded letter about such things they might do should the letter be ignored

• @plymouthcraig Craig Miles on x

  The Government should bring forward the responsibilities under the Online Safety Act. Recall Parliament if needed to do this.

• @davidheniguk David Henig on x

  Social media will be regulated because that's ultimately the only way to stop the bad driving out the good. And yes it means developed countries have huge bodies of rules, but nobody's found a better way right now.

• @pjdunleavy Patrick Dunleavy on x

  “Strong warning” ha ha ha. Ofcom is headed by another far-right legitimation in Grade and has zero tools to control anything at all

• @shayna620 Shayna on x

  @martinabettt This means they don't want the people seeing what is really going on, so now they want social media to remove the mobs of masked men with weapons. I am not talking about the protesters either. Politicians are so pissed that we all get to see and hear the truth, they…

• @mrmoosey1 Geoff on x

  @martinabettt @Fox_Claire Anyone who doesn't believe they should is fucking crackers. This isn't about a few people sharing some odd views. This is an industry of hatred and wedge politics, of overwhelming proportions that threatens public safety, law and order.

• @wokenonsense @wokenonsense on x

  @martinabettt @Fox_Claire Who determines what constitutes ‘hate and violence’ Ofcom, because they can't be trusted with anything, a government tool.

• r/TSLA r on reddit

  Musk stirs UK divisions, sparks calls for faster rollout of online safety laws

• @josh_self_ Josh Self on x

  Just Elon Musk quote tweeting the co-leader of far-right party, Britain First, who is sharing a fake Telegraph headline Seen by almost 1 million people in 15 minutes Utterly dystopian [image]

• @davidfrum David Frum on x

  If Elon Musk's mismanagement had not so radically degraded Twitter's reach and influence since he bought it, his disinformation campaigns on the platform would do much more harm. Rather considerate of him, if you think of it that way.

• @albertonardelli Alberto Nardelli on x

  Elon Musk shared a made up headline this morning posted by the co-leader of Britain First. He later deleted the post, after it racked up more than 1.5 million views. No such news article exists and the original post now has a community note. [image]

• @keir_starmer Keir Starmer on x

  This is not protest, it is pure violence. We will have a standing army of public duty officers. We will ramp up criminal justice. We will apply criminal law online as well as offline. We will not tolerate attacks on mosques or on Muslim communities. [video]

• @keir_starmer Keir Starmer on x

  This is the swift action we're taking. If you provoke violent disorder on our streets or online, you will face the full force of the law.

• @georgemonbiot George Monbiot on x

  .@Ofcom is now responsible for the regulation of sites like this in the UK. Just one problem. Ofcom's chair, a Tory appointment, has expressed enthusiasm for far right statements. Under his leadership, Ofcom's decisions have shown blatant rightwing bias. Starmer must sack him. [i…

• @adam_grant_bell Adam Bell on x

  The far better solution is to implement the relevant components of the Online Safety Act and start implementing hefty fines on networks responsible for hosting content intended to cause harm. /5 https://www.ft.com/...

• @sangitamyska Sangita Myska on x

  Elon Musk who claims England is at civil war appears to be doing everything he can to bring it about.

• @webdevlaw Heather Burns on x

  I'd forgotten that this site's former UK head of public policy is now its global head of public policy, e.g. someone who really should be doing something other than retweeting that batshit Linda Y video. (No paywall on this piece)

• @elonmusk Elon Musk on x

  Why aren't all communities protected in Britain? @Keir_Starmer

• @jamesrbuk James Ball on x

  The problem isn't X. It's Elon Musk: he invited the far-right back to Twitter, he's allowing them to incite rioting on here, and he's joining in himself. The authorities don't need to look at social media regulation. They should look to the man himself. https://inews.co.uk/... [i…

• @aaronbastani Aaron Bastani on x

  It's not his style but Starmer should savour a conflict with Elon Musk. Firstly, its great for building a global profile. Secondly, British voters don't want to be told what to think, or be told who they are, by a US billioniare. Embrace the conflict!

• @mrjamesob James O'Brien on x

  I think Musk bought Twitter because it had become a bulwark against the sort of racist lies that can help propel far right politicians to power. He was hoping to influence Western elections. No wonder he's got a problem with Keir Starmer.

• @iandunt Ian Dunt on x

  Elon Musk is, at this point, quite obviously an online far-right campaigner. Those are the accounts he interacts with and those are the messages he transmits. The fact he liked the previous prime minister and despises this one speaks very highly of Keir Starmer.

• @tomabacon Tom Bacon on x

  An important read. And this is going to have a lasting impact. 🧵 https://www.ft.com/...

• @marcowenjones Marc Owen Jones on x

  The data from my analysis documenting how much a reply from Musk boosts disinformation was used in this Financial Times article, which is also a really important read on X's (Musk's) arrogance. FT article > https://www.ft.com/... Thread is below if you missed it. #UKRiots [image]

• @jmpsimor Jessica Simor KC on x

  Pass a short Bill closing Twitter down in the U.K. @Keir_Starmer? There is more than enough reason to do so. One of the richest men in the world is using his platform to cause serious harm - putting lives & communities at risk. @YvetteCooperMP @lisanandy

• @netblocks @netblocks on x

  Experience tracking internet censorship worldwide tells us that banning platforms like @X isn't the way to go. Limiting dialogue fuels conflict. Moreover, such calls cause untold harm to other countries where filternets are used daily to mask human rights violations at scale.

• @adam_grant_bell Adam Bell on x

  Posting on Twitter since the Musk takeover often feels like you're dipping your hands in filth, and his recent interventions in support of race war have only reinforced this feeling. But I don't think heading to other networks is the right answer. /1

• @elonmusk Elon Musk on x

  🇬🇧 Top source of news in the UK 🇬🇧

• @elonmusk Elon Musk on x

  Is this still happening? @Keir_Starmer

• @drjennings Will Jennings on x

  Twitter is a threat to national security - of many states.

• @mrdenmore Mr Denmore on x

  Like Murdoch, Musk is not a fit and proper person to own and control a major media platform. He is monetising disinformation and destabilising democracies in the process. There has to be consequences. https://www.ft.com/...

• @annasophiegross Anna Gross on x

  NEW: British officials have faced resistance from this platform - X - over calls to take down posts that are deemed a threat to national security during violent riots across the UK, sources say. Story w/ @MsHannahMurphy @stephistacey https://www.ft.com/...

• @mij_europe Mujtaba Rahman on x

  Another policy area for the “reset” & greater UK-EU collaboration - dealing with the national security risks posed by Musk & X [image]

• @johnobrennan2 John O'Brennan on x

  That is because ‘X’ itself is a threat to national security.

• @elonmusk Elon Musk on x

  @Keir_Starmer Shouldn't you be concerned about attacks on *all* communities?

• @elonmusk Elon Musk on x

  In 2030 for making a Facebook comment that the UK government didn't like [Image: Family Guy character in electric chair]

• r/EnoughMuskSpam r on reddit

  Elon Musk's X accused of bias after pro-Harris accounts labeled as ‘spam’ |  A string of incidents raises questions about whether X …

• r/NewsAndPolitics r on reddit

  Elon Musk Has Turned X Into His Personal Political Playground.  Elon Musk accused Twitter's leadership of tipping the scales politically. …

• r/inthenews r on reddit

  Elon Musk Has Turned X Into His Personal Political Playground

• r/politics r on reddit

  Elon Musk Has Turned X Into His Personal Political Playground