“X owner Elon Musk shared a post from Robinson (whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon) announcing locations of protests, and another from the far-right Restore Britain party that read: ‘Do not make peace with evil. Destroy it.’”
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.
X is effectively an extraterritorial enclave, where Europe has collectively agreed that European law doesnt apply
Protests across the city turned violent on Tuesday night – with some police officers acting as if it wasn’t safe to intervene
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
The Washington Post editorial board printing a straight up right-wing lie
