The best way to deal with Elon Musk? Ignore him
4 months, 2 weeks ago

The best way to deal with Elon Musk? Ignore him

The Independent  

James Moore’s comments on Elon Musk’s interference in UK politics are spot on. Immature people with power who use social media to indoctrinate audiences with their uninformed or directed ideas should be treated like naughty children and ignored. Matt Minshall Brittany Language of the unheard Andrew Grice’s piece today reminded me of the words of Martin Luther King Jr: “A riot is the language of the unheard.” Not in any way to condone such behaviour, but this anger did not appear out of nowhere. The sheer hypocrisy of those outlets who have spent more than a decade demonising anyone coming to this country to claim asylum; referring to them as “swarms”; telling us that we have to “halt the tide”; and referring to the judges who rule in favour of migrants as “enemies of the people”. Perhaps sentences given to convicted rioters should include mandatory meetings with some of these families, who could tell their stories and explain how – and why – they fled to the UK.

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Elon Musk considers funding Nigel Farage’s populist party, a move that could shake up U.K. politics
5 days, 13 hours ago

Elon Musk considers funding Nigel Farage’s populist party, a move that could shake up U.K. politics

LA Times  

It’s a photo that sent a tremor through British politics: Elon Musk flanked by British politician Nigel Farage and a wealthy backer, in front of a gilt-framed painting of a young Donald Trump. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s spokesman Dave Pares said Wednesday that work is already underway to “reinforce existing safeguards” against “impermissible proxy donations.” Both the Labor government and …

Lawmakers want to quiz Musk about AI's role in riots
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1 month ago

Lawmakers want to quiz Musk about AI's role in riots

China Daily  

By EARLE GALE in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-11-21 11:22 Technology billionaire Elon Musk will be invited to give evidence to a panel of United Kingdom lawmakers probing the role of social media in riots that swept the nation in the summer. The Guardian newspaper said the committee investigating the relationship between social media and riots wants …

UK MPs to question Elon Musk over X’s role in Southport riots
1 month ago

UK MPs to question Elon Musk over X’s role in Southport riots

Live Mint  

UK MPs are set to summon Elon Musk, CEO of X, to testify about the platform’s role in spreading disinformation, as part of an ongoing parliamentary inquiry into the UK riots and the rise of harmful AI-generated content. AI and social media’s role in inciting violence One of the key areas of focus for the MPs will be the use …

Leftist propaganda outlet 'The Guardian' throws a hissy fit, says they won't post on "toxic platform" X anymore
1 month, 1 week ago

Leftist propaganda outlet 'The Guardian' throws a hissy fit, says they won't post on "toxic platform" X anymore

Op India  

Donald Trump’s victory in recent US elections has pushed the left-liberals across the world into delirium. The Guardian further blamed X’s new owner and Trump supporter Elon Musk for the leftist propaganda outlet’s departure from the popular social media platform. The statement stated, “The US presidential election campaign served only to underline what we have considered for a long time: …

‘Toxic’: Leading UK media house decides to stop posting on Elon Musk-led X
1 month, 1 week ago

‘Toxic’: Leading UK media house decides to stop posting on Elon Musk-led X

Hindustan Times  

The Guardian, one of the United Kingdom's leading news outlets, on Wednesday announced that it was quitting Elon Musk-owned social media platform X, branding it a "toxic media platform" home to "often disturbing content". In its official statement, the newspaper said that the "toxic content" that was allowed to be fostered in the platform during the US presidential election campaign …

Twitter: Want to fight Donald Trump and Elon Musk? Delete your X accounts.
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Twitter: Want to fight Donald Trump and Elon Musk? Delete your X accounts.

Slate  

By the time Elon Musk closed his $44 billion purchase of Twitter in October 2022, aided in large part by a mafia of big banks and reactionary hedge fund owners, he’d already made quite clear what his new political project was going to be. He’d been egged on throughout the year by a coterie of far-right influencers and yes-men who …

"Misinformation superspreaders": Elon Musk is personally boosting conspiracy theorists on X
2 months, 3 weeks ago

"Misinformation superspreaders": Elon Musk is personally boosting conspiracy theorists on X

Salon  

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is a prolific spreader and amplifier of misinformation on his social media platform X, formerly Twitter, a new report alleges. Two other accounts that experienced massive boosts from Musk either amplified or outright invented conspiracy theories suggesting that Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign adopted a Nazi slogan; that Ukraine sold weapons to Hamas; and that Venezuelan …

At the risk of triggering another X pile-on, here’s why we must fight the Musk and Trump army
4 months ago

At the risk of triggering another X pile-on, here’s why we must fight the Musk and Trump army

The Independent  

It’s generally considered a bad idea to attack a wasps’ nest with a stick, and the same holds true for saying disobliging things about Elon Musk. “And it works not by creating a consensus around any particular narrative but by muddying the waters so that consensus isn’t achievable.” To understand why this matters, you have to go back to the …

Elon Musk condemned by Downing Street for claim ‘civil war is inevitable’ in UK after riots
4 months ago

Elon Musk condemned by Downing Street for claim ‘civil war is inevitable’ in UK after riots

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Downing Street has …

Riots in the UK make a case for social media supervision
4 months, 1 week ago

Riots in the UK make a case for social media supervision

Live Mint  

The UK’s image as a multicultural country is the obvious loser from the far-right violence of the past fortnight, but in time these tragic events may have wider implications for the policing of social media everywhere. Breton’s letter to X reminded Musk of X’s “due diligence obligations" under the EU’s digital services laws intended to police hate speech. These were …

Now Elon Musk is rowing with the EU over Twitter hate using Tropic Thunder memes
4 months, 1 week ago

Now Elon Musk is rowing with the EU over Twitter hate using Tropic Thunder memes

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The letter from EU digital commissioner …

Musk warned not to ‘amplify harmful content’ after riots
4 months, 1 week ago

Musk warned not to ‘amplify harmful content’ after riots

The Telegraph  

At the start of the letter, Mr Breton said he was writing to Mr Musk in the context of “recent events in the United Kingdom” and Monday’s interview on X with Donald Trump. “As the relevant content is accessible to EU users and being amplified also in our jurisdiction, we cannot exclude potential spillovers in the EU,” Mr Breton wrote. …

Keir Starmer’s complicated relationship with Elon Musk’s X
4 months, 1 week ago

Keir Starmer’s complicated relationship with Elon Musk’s X

The Independent  

It is hard to remember nowadays, but there used to be a time when politicians tried to resist Twitter, as Elon Musk’s X used to be known. In the wake of Mr Musk’s attacks on the government and Sir Keir Starmer over the recent riots, is it time for Labour politicians to break up with X? She told an audience …

Musk is an arsonist with a huge box of matches – we need political leaders to stand up
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Musk is an arsonist with a huge box of matches – we need political leaders to stand up

The Independent  

Let me remind you of a different age, not so very long ago. In a fascinating interview with New York Times journalist Ezra Klein, he recently spoke of the dangers inherent in Donald Trump’s masterful ability to stir up hatred between communities and strip away the “thin veil of society” that holds us together. And we regress back, you know, …

Independent readers say ‘X is the disinformation company’ – and call for Elon Musk boycott
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Independent readers say ‘X is the disinformation company’ – and call for Elon Musk boycott

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Independent readers have slammed social media companies, accusing them of allowing disinformation to …

Farage reaches out to Elon Musk as he rages about ‘open borders’ media conspiracy as approval ratings plummet
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Farage reaches out to Elon Musk as he rages about ‘open borders’ media conspiracy as approval ratings plummet

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has been criticised for his …

Musk’s Riot Provocations Prompt UK to Seek Tougher Online Rules
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Musk’s Riot Provocations Prompt UK to Seek Tougher Online Rules

Live Mint  

Keir Starmer called for a “mature conversation” with social media companies to limit malicious content that’s stoked days of rioting in the UK. On Monday, Kyle’s office said he met with executives from Meta Platforms Inc., Alphabet Inc.’s Google, TikTok and X to discuss “the spread of hateful misinformation and incitement.” The next day, Musk compared the UK to the …

Elon Musk lashes out at the UK again as Sunak holidays in California
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk lashes out at the UK again as Sunak holidays in California

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Musk also retweeted a post by the co-leader of …

Musk ‘one of the most dangerous men on the planet’, says Yousaf
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Musk ‘one of the most dangerous men on the planet’, says Yousaf

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He is accountable to nobody, …

Has Elon Musk been radicalised by his own platform?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Has Elon Musk been radicalised by his own platform?

The Independent  

It is no secret that Elon Musk’s politics have shifted significantly over the past few years. In particular, a fake news account on Twitter/X known as “Channel3 Now” posted the entirely false claim that the attacker was known as “Ali Al-Shakati”, a Muslim asylum seeker on MI6’s watchlist who supposedly arrived in the UK last year by boat. What is …

As Elon Musk clashes with Starmer on X: Could Twitter be banned in the UK?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

As Elon Musk clashes with Starmer on X: Could Twitter be banned in the UK?

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He later reposted this comment, alongside several memes which depict …

Police brace for rioting across UK
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Police brace for rioting across UK

China Daily  

By JONATHAN POWELL in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-08-08 09:25 A police van is seen parked near Waltham Forest Immigration Bureau in London, Britain, Aug 7, 2024. Police in the United Kingdom were monitoring numerous planned far-right gatherings across the country on Wednesday, following disorder that has erupted in multiple locations in the past week as a …

Why Musk is taking on Starmer over far-right riots
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Why Musk is taking on Starmer over far-right riots

The Independent  

Elon Musk is now an expert on London’s ugly riots. According to the businessman turned leading authority on world affairs in places he’s probably never visited, it is now “inevitable” that the UK is headed for “civil war”. He’s also been trolling prime minister Keir Starmer about the Rotherham grooming gang scandal, and even implied that communities are treated differently …

He's a genius and a champion of free speech. But when Elon is in 'demon mode' he'll pick a fight with anyone...
4 months, 2 weeks ago

He's a genius and a champion of free speech. But when Elon is in 'demon mode' he'll pick a fight with anyone...

Daily Mail  

The incendiary views from across the Pond have sparked fierce debate, but Sir Keir Starmer may rue the day he took the bait from Elon Musk. The world’s richest individual craves controversy and is never too busy with his sprawling technology empire that he can’t find time for a good scrap on social media At the weekend, Musk incensed British …

At a time of civil unrest, the last thing Britain needs is Elon Musk
4 months, 2 weeks ago

At a time of civil unrest, the last thing Britain needs is Elon Musk

The Independent  

When Elon Musk bought Twitter two years ago, he jocularly styled himself “Tweeter-in-Chief”. Mr Musk might also like to learn a little more about how the UK’s brave unarmed police deal with civil disorder before traducing them for operating a “two-tier” approach to policing. In fact, countless innocent people are being terrorised by baying mobs inflamed by the myths and …

Elon Musk wades into far-right riots row again as war of words with UK MPs grows
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk wades into far-right riots row again as war of words with UK MPs grows

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Elon Musk has …

How a few Twitter posts on Elon Musk’s X helped fan the flames of unrest and rioting across the UK
4 months, 2 weeks ago

How a few Twitter posts on Elon Musk’s X helped fan the flames of unrest and rioting across the UK

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Much of it was false: posts about the attacker’s name, and supposed Muslim identity, were trending long …

Musk’s post that UK ‘civil war is inevitable’ is deeply irresponsible – minister
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Musk’s post that UK ‘civil war is inevitable’ is deeply irresponsible – minister

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Elon Musk’s post …

'Shouldn't you be concerned about ALL communities?': Elon Musk slams Keir Starmer for Tweet that only condemned attacks on 'Muslim' areas amid UK riots - after PM trashed billionaire's claim that Brit
4 months, 2 weeks ago

'Shouldn't you be concerned about ALL communities?': Elon Musk slams Keir Starmer for Tweet that only condemned attacks on 'Muslim' areas amid UK riots - after PM trashed billionaire's claim that Brit

Daily Mail  

Sir Keir Starmer and Elon Musk were last night embroiled in a war of words over the race riots raging in Britain - as the prime minister raged at the billionaire for suggesting 'civil war is inevitable' following days of rioting. Downing Street rebuked Elon Musk, the owner of X, formerly Twitter, for using his platform to claim that 'civil …

Elon Musk’s misinformation machine made the horrors of Southport much worse
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk’s misinformation machine made the horrors of Southport much worse

The Independent  

It’s unlikely that Elon Musk has ever heard of Southport, far less visited it. But I think it’s possible he is an unthinking and arrogant man who would simply shrug at what happened on his platform – and elsewhere – this week. This is what happened: within hours of a local 17-year-old boy being arrested for the mass stabbings, untrue …

Elon Musk engages with Tommy Robinson as social media warned over misinformation
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk engages with Tommy Robinson as social media warned over misinformation

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Elon Musk engaged with right-wing activist Tommy Robinson on X, hours after the …

Fake news on social media is the problem we’re all ignoring – trust me, I worked for Twitter
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Fake news on social media is the problem we’re all ignoring – trust me, I worked for Twitter

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Back when I worked at Twitter, …

White House slams Elon Musk’s ‘abhorrent’ promotion of anti-Semitism
1 year, 1 month ago

White House slams Elon Musk’s ‘abhorrent’ promotion of anti-Semitism

Al Jazeera  

‘Actual truth’: Musk voiced support for post that accused Jews of weakening the West through support for immigration. The White House has condemned Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and owner of the social media site X formerly known as Twitter, for promoting a “hideous” anti-Semitic conspiracy theory on his platform. Speaking to reporters on Friday, White House spokesman Andrew …

Column: Elon Musk is an antisemite. What can anyone do about it?
1 year, 1 month ago

Column: Elon Musk is an antisemite. What can anyone do about it?

LA Times  

The question of how you solve a problem like Elon Musk has crossed the line from an amusing little parlor game to an issue with serious implications for anyone doing business with him, including major corporations and the U.S. government. Musk replied to a user’s antisemitic tweet accusing Jewish communities of “pushing the exact kind of.hatred against whites that they …

Elon Musk Is Blaming a Jewish Organization for His Own Failings
1 year, 3 months ago

Elon Musk Is Blaming a Jewish Organization for His Own Failings

Slate  

To get this out of the way: I am still using the site formerly known as Twitter. He added, “If this continues, we will have no choice but to file a defamation suit against, ironically, the ‘Anti-Defamation’ League.” The Anti-Defamation League dates back to the 1910s, and per its founder, attorney Sigmund Livingston, exists “to stop the defamation of the …

"Straight out of the authoritarian playbook": Hate speech watchdog sued by Musk's X hits back
1 year, 4 months ago

"Straight out of the authoritarian playbook": Hate speech watchdog sued by Musk's X hits back

Salon  

This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. The internet watchdog Center for Countering Digital Hate hit back at billionaire Elon Musk Tuesday after X—his company formerly known as Twitter—sued the organization over its research into the dissemination of hate speech on the social media platform. In a complaint filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for Northern California in San …

Elon Musk’s Clash With BBC Reporter for 'Lying' About Twitter's Hate Speech Sparks Memefest Online
1 year, 8 months ago

Elon Musk’s Clash With BBC Reporter for 'Lying' About Twitter's Hate Speech Sparks Memefest Online

News 18  

During a recently arranged interview, Elon Musk and BBC reporter James Clayton engaged in a heated exchange regarding the presence of hate speech on Twitter since Musk’s acquisition of the platform. When Musk asked Clayton to provide an example of hate speech he had seen on Twitter personally, Clayton responded that his Twitter feed had “got slightly more” of such …

EXPLAINER: How Elon Musk is changing what you see on Twitter
2 years ago

EXPLAINER: How Elon Musk is changing what you see on Twitter

Associated Press  

What you’re seeing in your feed on Twitter is changing. The social media platform’s new owner, Elon Musk, has been trying to prove through giving selected journalists access to some of the company’s internal communications dubbed “The Twitter Files” that officials from the previous leadership team allegedly suppressed right-wing voices. It’s likely the reductions will force Twitter to concentrate content …

Kanye and Alex Jones: How to handle his anti-semitism now.
54 years, 11 months ago

Kanye and Alex Jones: How to handle his anti-semitism now.

Slate  

At this point you are no doubt asking yourself some version of the following set of hideously nested bad questions: How much attention am I meant to be paying to what is currently happening on Twitter, where Elon Musk is now tasked with de-platforming the artist formerly known as Kanye West, who is now known as Ye? This is a …

After Elon Musk's £38bn Twitter takeover TOM LEONARD examines how to prevent left-wing echo chamber
2 years, 1 month ago

After Elon Musk's £38bn Twitter takeover TOM LEONARD examines how to prevent left-wing echo chamber

Daily Mail  

Elon Musk could scarcely have made his intentions clearer this week when news broke that, following a protracted legal wrangle, he had bought the social media giant Twitter. Musk, a libertarian who insists free speech is all-but absolute, seems determined to put a rocket up the technology industry's cosy progressive consensus. Clean out: Musk carries a sink into Twitter HQ …

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