Staff writer, The New Republic. Law, democracy, and the courts. 49ers/Dodgers stuff too.
Matt Ford
Loading...
X is effectively an extraterritorial enclave, where Europe has collectively agreed that European law doesnt apply
I'm stuck on this—the WaPo editorial board uncritically repeated a lie that right-wing rage merchants manufactured by selectively editing a video then splattering it across X. It seems these guys' brains have been so cooked by Elon's algorithm that they can no longer identify MAGA-manipulated slop.
Keir Starmer's spokesman tells me there has been "no change" to the Government's policy on using X, despite Elon Musk helping to incite the hateful scenes we saw in Belfast last night.
Also no new plans to take action against X for its role in the violence