X refuses to remove racist posts targeting UK politicians of color, report finds
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Chris Osuh
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X (formerly Twitter) has refused to take action on dozens of reported hate posts targeting prominent UK politicians of color, including Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, Labour's Shabana Mahmood, and Zia Yusuf. Researchers from the thinktank British Future reported 30 posts from 2024 where Badenoch was called the N-word, but X took no action in most cases despite using the platform's hate/abuse reporting option. The platform reportedly only acts when posts are reported as violating specific policies like "violent speech" rather than general hate speech, effectively giving racists impunity on the platform.
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· 3 pulledX has refused to take down dozens of social media posts reported as 'hate, abuse or harassment' in which prominent UK politicians, including Kemi Badenoch, have been racially abused.
In each case the researchers used the platform's 'hate, abuse or harassment' reporting option. X refused to act in the majority of cases, despite repeated requests.
The Guardian understands X routinely takes action only when posts are reported to it as
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