Former US President Donald Trump has officially returned to the social media platform “X” (formerly Twitter) on Monday, making his first tweet on X after almost a year.
Donald Trump is preparing for an interview with X owner Elon Musk that is expected tonight.
He shared a video on X about his election campaign, appealing for votes and donations.
More and more Labor MPs are dissatisfied with X. Politicians are leaving the platform one after the other in favor of other social media sites, although some are only reducing the time they once spent on Twitter. Their reason is none other than the fact that, according to them, extreme right-wing propaganda is constantly appearing on the site, and they believe that even Elon Musk himself shares fake news.
The representatives started to leave the ship in response to the fact that a lot of disinformation was being spread on X in connection with the protests in England after the Southport murders. In addition, Elon Musk repeatedly criticized the British leadership, colluded with Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and said that “civil war is inevitable”. The debate between Elon Musk and Keir Starmer has continued since then, as the owner simply wrote “true” to Nigel Farage’s far-right politician’s post that the new prime minister is the biggest threat to Britain’s freedom of speech.
Former Twitter CEO Bruce Daisley said Musk should face sanctions or even arrest if he continues to stir up public discourse.
According to The Guardian, MPs are looking at new alternatives such as Threads, owned by Meta, and some have turned to WhatsApp groups, with open-source Bluesky also gaining popularity. Jess Phillips, Britain’s home secretary, said X had become “a bit despotic” and would significantly reduce time spent on the site.
It’s not just what Musk said, it’s how he changed X’s algorithms — turning it into a megaphone for foreign powers and far-right groups that want to poison the public discourse. No one should have that kind of power
wrote Josh Simons, Labor MP for Makerfield.
In addition, the British leadership would tighten the rules on social media after far-right individuals spread on the site that a Muslim asylum seeker was responsible for the tragedy in Southport. I would like to introduce the Online Security Measure as soon as possible, which would protect public speech and citizens from such cases.
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The Cheshire Police, in the United Kingdom, arrested a woman on Thursday after having published “inaccurate information” on social networks (RRSS) about the identity of the suspect in the murder of three girls during a dance class in the town of Southport.
On suspicion of publishing information to promote racial hatred and false communications, the 55-year-old woman is in custody, reported the in the media.
After the murder of the three girls that occurred at the end of last July, in which several minors were also injured, it has been reported violent protests and clashes with security forces, leaving more than 30 agents injured.
Superintendent General Alison Ross said: “We have all seen the violent riots that took place across the UK last week, much of it fueled by malicious and inaccurate online communications.”
These actions would have begun after false information about the identity of the attacker was spread on the Internet, indicating that he was a refugee who arrived in the United Kingdom. However, the Police reported that the suspect is a young man from Wales, aged 17, and that for legal reasons they cannot reveal his identity.
“It is a harsh reminder of the dangers of posting information on social media without verifying its veracity. It also serves as a warning that we are all responsible for our actions, whether online or in person,” Ross warned.
For its part, Merseyside Police arrested a man on Thursday night on suspicion of using social media to incite participation in riots in the country, also for participating in the riots reported on July 30 in Southport. .
The entity asserted that with this arrest it is made clear that they will not only bring to justice those who participated in the acts of violence, but that they are determined to “arrest anyone who we suspect has tried to promote hate online and has actively encouraged others to take to the streets to cause violence and physical harm in our communities.”
Elon Musk intervention
The disturbances recorded in several cities in the United Kingdom in the last week, such as fires in hotels where asylum seekers were located, looting of shops and attacks on immigrant businesses, amid the false information spread, have also caught the attention of the businessman and owner of the social network Elon Musk.
After sharing a video about situations presented in the streets, Musk published that “civil war is inevitable.”
A spokesperson for UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer stated that the comments made by Musk were unjustified. Since that moment, the businessman has continued to publish messages directed at Starmer to question him.
In response to a post by Starmer in which he stated that “we will not tolerate attacks on mosques or Muslim communities,” Musk responded with “Shouldn’t you be worried about attacks on all the communities?”
Local media have indicated that some British parliamentarians are evaluating the possibility of summoning Musk to answer questions about the role of social network X in the acts of violence. The United Kingdom has a comprehensive Internet safety law.
Starmer had warned big social media companies and those who run them last week that “violent disorder, clearly fueled online, is also a crime, it is happening on their premises, and the law must be enforced everywhere.”
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2024-08-12 04:23:29
Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX, shared an unseen video of famous Turkish shooter Yusuf Dicek from the Paris Olympics.
It should be noted that 51-year-old Yusuf Dikek won the silver medal in the mixed 10m air pistol event at the Paris Olympics 2024, and his ‘cool style’ of shooting also became the focus of social media users. Yusuf Dikek’s specialty is that he has the ability to shoot with just one hand in his pocket without using safety gadgets like other shooters.
Hitman or natural shooter? Talks about the Turkish athlete shooting with his hand in his pocket at the Olympics
There, the talk of Yusuf Dekak’s skills reached Elon Musk, after which he shared a video based on the AI (Artificial Intelligence) of the Turkish shooter, after seeing which social media users were forced to think that he had won the competition. When do you drink alcohol?
Elon Musk shared the above video on his official X account, in which Yusuf Dekek is seen aiming at his target, after which his gun is transformed into a beer (wine bottle) with the help of AI, after which he is shot. Sipping can also be seen.