UK regulator Ofcom will not act on X posts inciting Belfast violence for at least two months
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Peter Walker, Hannah Al-Othman, Vikram Dodd, Rory Carroll
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Elon Musk's social media platform X (formerly Twitter) will not face any regulatory action from the UK government for at least two months regarding posts that incited violence in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The posts contributed to fueling anger and spreading disturbing images, leading to violent outbreaks where crowds including masked men burned vehicles and houses, blocked roads, and targeted ethnic minorities. Any official reprimand will come from the regulator Ofcom, but not for at least two months, despite widespread condemnation of the platform and Musk's role.
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bskyUK regulator Ofcom will not act on X posts inciting Belfast violence for at least two monthstheguardian.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledElon Musk's X will face no action to remove a mass of posts inciting violence in Northern Ireland for at least two months, despite widespread condemnation of the platform and its billionaire owner.
Concern over the role social media played in spreading disturbing images and fuelling anger continued to grow on Wednesday as police and community leaders urged calm.
Locals from ethnic minorities were targeted in what one Northern...
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