Site takes no action over hate posts against UK politicians including Kemi Badenoch, Shabana Mahmood and Zia Yusuf
X 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 May, researchers from the social inclusion thinktank British Future reported 30 posts from this year in which the Conservative party leader was called the N-word. 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 illegal under the UK’s Online Safety Act. In those cases, it restricts visibility in the UK, leaving the post unrestricted in other jurisdictions.
You appear to be either genuinely thick or willfully disenguous. Let me spell it out for you. I’ve been called a Brit many times, but unlike when I’ve been called a paki it’s not usually associated withh a threat of violence, spitting or similar behaviour. Perhaps it might be in some places in the world. But not in most the UK. Bar perhaps slivers of Northern Ireland.