More and more Labor MPs are dissatisfied with X. Politicians are leaving the platform one after the other in favor of other social media sites, although some are only reducing the time they once spent on Twitter. Their reason is none other than the fact that, according to them, extreme right-wing propaganda is constantly appearing on the site, and they believe that even Elon Musk himself shares fake news.
The representatives started to leave the ship in response to the fact that a lot of disinformation was being spread on X in connection with the protests in England after the Southport murders. In addition, Elon Musk repeatedly criticized the British leadership, colluded with Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and said that “civil war is inevitable”. The debate between Elon Musk and Keir Starmer has continued since then, as the owner simply wrote “true” to Nigel Farage’s far-right politician’s post that the new prime minister is the biggest threat to Britain’s freedom of speech.
Former Twitter CEO Bruce Daisley said Musk should face sanctions or even arrest if he continues to stir up public discourse.
According to The Guardian, MPs are looking at new alternatives such as Threads, owned by Meta, and some have turned to WhatsApp groups, with open-source Bluesky also gaining popularity. Jess Phillips, Britain’s home secretary, said X had become “a bit despotic” and would significantly reduce time spent on the site.
It’s not just what Musk said, it’s how he changed X’s algorithms — turning it into a megaphone for foreign powers and far-right groups that want to poison the public discourse. No one should have that kind of power
wrote Josh Simons, Labor MP for Makerfield.
In addition, the British leadership would tighten the rules on social media after far-right individuals spread on the site that a Muslim asylum seeker was responsible for the tragedy in Southport. I would like to introduce the Online Security Measure as soon as possible, which would protect public speech and citizens from such cases.
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