'Regulate it EVEN HARDER' - The UK 'Summons' Elon Musk to Discuss Hate Speech

[@davidhall7648]

A traitor has no right to summon anybody

[@phillipcarter8045]

Melinda gates

[@zoltan-zq3xe]

100%

[@CeruleanSword]

Starmer will be summoned to court after he’s replaced.

[@Northernlights-gv4vx]

I am very happy to have the right to be offended.

[@explodedpoet6400]

And I'm happy to offend.

[@jaynepoland4615]

This government have offended me since they came Can I report them. ?

[@nemesis-f4b]

As far as i am concerned they are not my government

[@nuggetnomads7391]

Nope... Government is exempt...😂😂😂

[@MEMUNDOLOL]

you clearly do not understand how power works, those with power own those without, you are in the 2d category, they are in first.

[@regbs8952]

No because Jews define good as whatever's good for the Jews.

[@scottrowlands874]

Yes 👍

[@user-rw718]

Im starting to believe governments around the world are starting to really dislike the the social media era 😂😂😂😂. Finally the average citizens of the world have a voice 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@dmoiseyo8882]

Remember the time when the right were banging on about how social media shouldn't be involved in politics. Now all of a sudden the right have nothing to say with Elon Musk deeply embedded into the political machine. The right need to get back to actually having consistent positions on issues.

[@personalcheeses8073]

Not in the UK we don’t

[@longrolstral]

I think it dislikes the fact that its chums (the BBC, Channel 4 and ITV) are losing their viewership to independents who actually do research things beyond an agreed biassed narrative. It is far easier for the govt to control a few OFCOM regulated broadcasters than thousands of individual teams, discovering what's beneath the teleprompter.

[@userefingname]

@@personalcheeses8073or Australia

[@heathermcdougall8023]

@@personalcheeses8073 Correct, but we have the power to change the UK, and to stop being just like the old DDR (East Germany).

[@ChainlessSoul]

Britain has become a "no go zone" for most people.

[@nemesis-f4b]

The streets have after dark knife crime is through the roof

[@nemesis-f4b]

i do not recognise this labour government as my government i did not vote them in

[@libertylizard_]

Yes you all had a hand in voting them in, if not 'directly' as individuals. So sit back and enjoy.

[@nemesis-f4b]

@@libertylizard_ Well one thing i do not work so i don't pay tax to fund their migrant program and their other hair brain schemes 😂😂😂😂😂

[@libertylizard_]

@@nemesis-f4b If you had any finance you'd do well to leave before their schemes push our President into paying you all a visit lol.

[@Nighthawk-m9u]

STARMER PROVOKES HATRED & RIOTING....HE MUST GO.

[@Northernlights-gv4vx]

So what will they do with him, put him in prison like Tommy Robinson.

[@michaeljames1468]

LoL they wouldn't dare. Too big

[@jamess6961]

Think Trump would invade if that happened.

[@tastytechaddictsmtb]

@@jamess6961we can only hope !

[@Mrbfgray]

@@jamess6961 Stopping support for NATO should be enough, and will be the leverage against these attacks on American basic human right standards. NO WAY we should fight to defend, say Putin's Russia vs UK, *if* it's one tyrannical government against another.

[@nemesis-f4b]

Well to be blunt musk could just tell them were to go what are they going to do answer is nothing

[@notjustforhackers4252]

Article 10 of the ECHR. "Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers." Regardless of frontiers, end of conversation. If the government thinks it's OK to break Article 8 and indeed 10 then why are the boats still coming? Anyone?

[@severanze9065]

Article 10 of the ECHR also states that - "The exercise of these freedoms, since it carries with it duties and responsibilities, may be subject to such formalities, conditions, restrictions or penalties as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society, in the interests of national security, territorial integrity or public safety, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals" Pity you left out the most important part...

[@rightlyso8507]

Hasn't one of those little countries, somewhere on Europe, arrested a woman for quoting a portion of the Bible? I believe the country was Finland. What instantly comes to mind is that I guess this article 10 of whatever that document is, didn't appply - at that moment in time - I guess!

[@notjustforhackers4252]

@@severanze9065 Nah. The important part is this fact the British government respected the core principle for decades after the inception of the ECHR and only recently "amended" it after people voted for Brexit, first breaking Article 8 and more recently Article 10. The most important point, of course, is the hypocrisy.

[@nemesis-f4b]

You need to carry a copy with you so they do not try to bully you

[@forevertoons9022]

@@nemesis-f4b How, in Heaven's name, can an adult be 'bullied'? They might as well say that people are 'naughty"!!!

[@veronicabatteham9864]

Im sure Musk won't be participating in any kangaroo court , who the fuck do they think they are ,

[@nicolasetherton2534]

Starmer sees himself as chief prosecutor and his decisions are not to be questioned, he hates it.

[@gishjalmr5628]

This is another trap like with Pavel Durov in France. He will be in cuffs within seconds of arriving on UK soil.

[@martinrayner6466]

Socialists.

[@rafezetter8003]

They think they are in charge, INSTEAD OF THERE TO SERVE.

[@mriggst]

People still have brains. Do they assume we're not intelligent enough to make up our own minds?

[@Sharon-kl3by]

Yes. They seem to think all their propaganda works on everyone. Of course, some do fall for it so they try to silence anybody who speaks truths. Tyranny in full swing.

[@YakovShani]

Not in a Commie or Fascist regime, you are a serf, a peon, a robot programmed to think, do and say what it is told to do and say.

[@disband_thebbc5933]

Yes

[@SampleTracks2224]

Yes.

[@lawsonspedding6136]

Free speech is free speech ! That is the pure definition of free speech ! There is no proof that speech has any relationship between acts Committed !

[@Oohgotanypoobags]

Uk. ……. The world is laughing at us. I’m very embarrassed, sorry everyone

[@motostarmx1777]

usa welcomes you.

[@C-man553]

We damn well know who the fools are in the UK and it’s clearly not your citizens! Much Love….The US.

[@scentsoftravelmeditation]

Save your embarrassment.

[@lauriegriffin1835]

I'll keep praying for Britain

[@lonewolf-z1p]

Who do the British government think they are? Censorship to protect people is one thing but censorship to silence opposition is tyrannical. I disagree, some people are free to say what they like because they are the chosen ones, other people feel the full weight of the law for disagreeing with the government.

[@El.Cid71]

bot

[@leecoates3674]

You can see why the Americans told the Crown to do one.

[@Sharon-kl3by]

Mainstream media is a brainwashing machine.

[@SampleTracks2224]

They think they own the world. Time to correct them.

[@alanmckay7040]

The US founding fathers who enshrined their free speech into law didn't say you can say what you like unless you're offending people, spreading disinformation, or shouting fire in a crowded theater. If you give the government the right to control what people can and can't say they then have the power to control what people are and aren't allowed to think.

[@zoltan-zq3xe]

I'm British and they had a lot of common sense.

[@maryquinn-stewart5788]

@@zoltan-zq3xe Didn't they just. They would put a lot to shame today.

[@veronicamoody3981]

Free speech does not protect threats and hate speech. They did say that.

[@barbarianlife]

Very few can speak to millions on X. It is just the same as your analogy of the pub. If people don't agree with you, they block your posts. I enjoy X but I block a lot of the noise. Freedom of speech is important as is telling the truth.

[@johndineen7762]

What a total moron, we are a little pissy place and we want a billionaire to drop in ? FREE SPEAKER AND SPEECH, Starmer the harder no free speakers let’s get the WOKE idiots, they making us look stupid throughout the world WE AREA LAUGHING STOCK well done labour

[@mpckb1]

When did the 6th biggest economy in the world become a little pissy place? You have been listening to the left running our country down for to long.

[@AmericanEveryday]

Biden & kumala did the same damn thing to the US! It's disgusting & thankful people finally found a backbone & said "enough of this bullshit!" Btw: you're not a laughing stock, I really do believe most people know what's going on, it's all about a sick agenda to break people down & for the "leaders" to make money through dirty deals.

[@audie-cashstack-uk4881]

Blair was exactly the same I was in crown court 3 abuse charges looking at 7 yrs inside for physically abusing my son the jury my FSMILY the public gallery LAUGHING ARE ARSRS off ALLLLL WEEK LONG as CPS and social SERVICES endlessly photo copied endless lies on freshly still warm paper trying go fuk my life over found not guilty all charges and out of court the police social services CPS had a utter and complete melt down

[@larrymastro9635]

what about the BBC 's anti Reform party agenda

[@angelagillooly1178]

They just want to censor as much as they can. Elon Musk should just laugh at the cheeky idiots

[@paulrickett4402]

They don’t like other people’s views if they differ to theirs.

[@campervanman5340]

Lies and misinformation are allowed, as long as it conforms to the narrative. Tell the truth and you are accused of the above, make it make sense.

[@user-ye7bf8sv6m]

Listen here go and attack the political class for their nastiness and take a look at the house of commons, get a grip it's called life and you don't have to follow, you also have a switch off button....Big up to Elon Musk he's great.

[@forevertoons9022]

Who defines "responsible"? That's why there is no such thing as "hate speech' in the US. The top court had concluded that the term is too vague - too nebulous - to be legally defined.

[@Sharon-kl3by]

​@forevertoons9022 exactly. And it's the woke left who don't want anyone thinking critically or against their narrative.

[@Rob02138]

The “free” in free speech is not dependent upon the size of your audience. Free is free. That is like saying you have a right to defend yourself, but not if there are too many attackers.

[@stuartmenziesfarrant]

Starmer is going to summon the wind and the waves next…tut!

[@JohnSchofield-j4i]

An indication what a cnute he is.

[@JohnSchofield-j4i]

Shows what a knute he is!

[@JohnSchofield-j4i]

@stuartmen... It does show what a Cnute he is.

[@JohnSchofield-j4i]

Knut he isn't.

[@ErlitasWorld]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Strange_Club]

The UK doesn't summon Elon Musk. Elon Musk summons the UK. He is the Da Vinci of our age.

[@stuart207]

X should be free.

[@Strange_Club]

It is.

[@rianagretton7821]

Ronald ragan once said the scariest thing you can hear is we are the goverment and we are here to help

[@jimmychalmers8733]

We need REFORM

[@mrcurlyrambo5009]

The enemy is within !!

[@Joy-w5j]

WEFminster!

[@stevemarshall4822]

Musk should invite them across the pond to conduct their interview, which he should film and broadcast. Offer the corrupt clowns a luxury trip and they won't be able to resist.

[@shanetheundertaker8474]

Misinformation : Any information they don't agree with ! Welcome to your dystopia !

[@phlogistonphlyte]

"This is the BBC"... How chilling does that sound these days? Your great-grand parents may have hushed before the radiogramme speaker and listened carefully. But, really, this disgraceful grotesque gushing of political propaganda is no longer tolerated. We've had enough. Cancel the BBC.

[@Ode-to-Odysseus]

Replacing information with a single source is NOT the answer to 'misinformation'. When laws are wrong, it becomes a moral duty to break them when needs must.

[@flowers1-2-1]

Exactly💯👍🏾✅🇬🇧

[@RuneRelic]

People have an 'ignore' option. Listening to someone you dont like is not compulsory.

[@RidingLifesRoads]

Social media hasn’t changed the face of free speech at all, it’s just made it louder. We don’t need to question anything. Free speech is free speech, end of.

[@michaeldent5359]

Free speach is free speach!!!

[@Joy-w5j]

Speech!🤦‍♀️

[@veronicamoody3981]

I don't know about the UK, but in the US free speech does NOT protect hate speech, defamation and threats. Free speech is not absolute. That's part of the misinformation, people thinking that free speech means they can say anything.

[@Diane-ub6zl8dt5i]

Hope Elon tell Liebour where to go however he so chooses!!

[@Joy-w5j]

Hope he comes over with Trump early next year and both speak in the Houses of Parliament. Then he tell 2TK where to go!😂😂😂

[@Trailertentjoy]

It’s in the European convention of human rights; the right to offend. Offensive speech is protected

[@kristiskinner8542]

Yeah last I checked ppl subscribing to any social media is completely optional. If ppl arent able to discern fact from fiction that is not Elons problem. Does however seem to be a problem for US democrats & UK labour administrations? Strange how that works out?

[@navajojohn9448]

Speech is speech regardless of audience size. Free speech with many restrictions is not free speech. You can't be kind of pregnant.

[@jasonchamberlain1405]

Very confusing messaging here. No restrictions on fs but we need to inject 'responsibility'? FYI the founding fathers in the US did use the printing press, anonymously, and were quite rude! They would have no problem with Musk's X.

[@carolflann2927]

I've never heard that one before..☺️

[@JimmyJapan]

I don't get offended by absolutely anything on Twitter as I don't use Twitter. Christopher Hitchens once said "if you are perched on your toilet spying into your next door neighbours bathroom, don't get offended by what you may see"

[@jacklyons2088]

she is calling for a ministry of truth without having the awareness to realise it

[@lewiskona8299]

You want censorship lady, say it!!! How are you going to make sure people are accountable of what they say without censorship. Come on, say it, ….. censorship.

[@El.Cid71]

bot

[@Randomequestrian-pm4hl]

You're telling us we aren't permitted to lie on SM? What about CVs and linkedin? May I introduce my pals Keir & Rachel, and my special friend from Guyana?

[@justins2557]

There was a time when man's skin was thick enough to not be hurt so easily by words... You either have the freedom or you don't. There is no "mostly free" anything. There are ALWAYS hidden costs.

[@XX-wd9xn]

Think MUSK might fancy this so called challenge and can you imagine the questionnaires bricking it with DONALD TRUMP behind him . That's BOX OFFICE 🎉😂🎉

[@thegeneralmitch]

"If you are guilty of spreading falsehoods, telling lies... you should face the full force of the law." falsehoods and lies according to who? Some of those people who got prison sentences over messages on twitter turned out to not be lying about the attackers religious leanings and only because the police keep "redefining" what qualifies as terrorism were they wrong about that claim.

[@mimo5853]

So I guess all the people that said the Covid vaccine would “stop the spread” should face the full force of the law because they were spreading misinformation & telling lies!

[@njh1811]

We don't get a warning or are offended that Daleks may not be real when we watch Doctor Who so why do people get so offended when they go on social media sites and read things that might not be true?

[@JustTakeAMoment]

Given what we now know, is it time for those people that suppressed information in the report to face up to their part in what happened next, after the Southport murders. Remember, clever people are able to join the dots around cases where clearly no connection existed between the victims and the Murderer.

[@dineshapunchihewa1228]

They should allow media. I would love to see this interaction .

[@jonah9861]

if you reject Christ you reject your Flag, Architecture, Heritage, your Family… and you’ll lose your land.

[@stuartmenziesfarrant]

Whose land?

[@jasonchamberlain1405]

bot

[@ClactonCuun]

Bot

[@jonah9861]

@stuartmenziesfarrant Especially the countryside, the land they want to demolish, where people are still connected to nature (reality).

[@timg1246]

Will government un-truths about Stockport, spread everywhere, including Twitter, be included in this inquiry ? Thought not.

[@NicholasMills-q4g]

Social media may have played a part in but the biggest issue for for was the establishment hiding the identity of the attacker. And it followed previous weeks of other riots and police inaction. The establishment caused the riots through two tier policing. They should stand up and take responsibility.

[@nedbaker4129]

Be offended thats part of life.

[@Ode-to-Odysseus]

It is a human right to be wrong and say wrong things sometimes.

[@peaceplis]

Leave Elon alone. He can zap any country from his spaceship 😂and close down your Internet.

[@nemesis-f4b]

musk does not have to do what they want this is laughable

[@TheKjelan]

????? Legacy media lies all the time... How can this women say "they don't say things without proof"??🤣🤣 Is she lying here?

[@STEVEBINNION1]

I don't think a summon is asking

[@AW12-W]

Musk should tell the UKSSR government in no uncertain terms to 'Foxtrot Oscar'.

[@keithfenwick7164]

Offence is taken, not given! Grow up!

[@unlikeable8619]

Labour = Ingsoc.

[@trentp151]

Y'all make a nice CONSTITUTION and shift your government from a "democracy" to a REPUBLIC where your rights which are written in that Constitution can NOT be violated by government nor the general public.

[@johndineen7762]

Well said tashy

[@Ste-w5m]

Elon won't come here lol Theyll have him put in prison for some trumped up charge

[@JeanetteBeadsworth]

Remember, "This is England "? It's going if we dont stand up, this is real happening to England.

[@libertylizard_]

It's cute that the British think they're in any way relevant. Sit down and do what you are good at, what you're told to do. It's MAGA time. Oppose us and watch what happens.

[@marklee1783]

I bet he's absolutely bricking it 😂

[@helenandsophie100]

As always, Benedict speaks for me! Watch out Britain, you don’t want to lose him too! 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@blowduke]

She said what they think

[@michaelillingworth6433]

This country needs Reform

[@susanaldred4972]

Elon musk will not back down

[@DenisJurin]

People should take responsibility for what they think, nice

[@mertonsardeen2242]

Can we send Starmer on a mission to find life on mars..along with Lammy, Abbott, Butler, Rayner, Reeves, Streeting and Khan....

[@zoltan-zq3xe]

Even if they arrive there will be no life .lol.

[@mertonsardeen2242]

@zoltan-zq3xe 😂

[@sharonseed]

Don't forget Cooper.

[@TamiRuiz-vs2qk]

No don't want to populate a brand new place that Elon in four want to go to, a pure place with out leftest nutters touching let's send them to Cuba, Venezuela, China they love Marxist government, they will fix in well there

[@mertonsardeen2242]

@@sharonseed She's just a clingy on 😂 Never met a more miserable two faced bunch in all my life.

[@alexbiggerstaff5659]

Ask STAZI STARMER.....ITS MY RIGHT TO BE OFFENDED..AS ITS MY RIGHT TO OFFEND..

[@MAZ732]

Yes free speech is free speech no matter what is said. That’s my opinion. Elon must be laughing his socks off, rightly so too

[@regolith1350]

It would be slightly less hypocritical to call for censorship on social media on the pretext of safety or offense or misinformation if the media itself didn’t LIE about virtually everything every day of the week.

[@mpckb1]

People on line said the Southport guy was a muslim. This was called misinformation. Now hes in the prison mosque praying. Hmmm

[@timmytimkins4379]

Who decides if you are right or wrong then?

[@HY-up6ei]

This guy is great! I want to hear more from him

[@DalazG]

Whats wrong with that new GB host? So she essentially wants policed "free speech" Don't think i could despise our government any worse. Stagnating our economy, destroying the country and any potential business relationships with one of the biggest innovators of all time

[@veronicamoody3981]

The UK would be wise to keep their distance from Musk, for political reasons. Things can always get worse.

[@mimo5853]

I’m Canadian. I really wanted to go to the UK, my ancestors are from there. But the way it is right now, I will not go. Maybe someday if it gets better, but I won’t hold my breath.

[@larrymastro9635]

and why are all the fast food outlets American

[@albertliebregts1040]

I find that, by properly identifying myself, this allows me to filter myself and take responsibility for what I say. What is truly destructive is cancel culture, over regulation and censorship that can occur, despite the good faith efforts by people who would identify themselves.

[@janpetersen7440]

Quote from the web: "Twitter has 586 million monthly active users as of 2024. More than 245 million people worldwide use Twitter daily. 60.9% of Twitter users are men, while 39.1% are Women as of 2024." There are more than 8 billion people in the world. So many of them don't use Twitter (X).

[@Joy-w5j]

I'm one of them! Can't be bovvered!

[@merfan88]

You can’t have it both ways. It’s either free speech or censorship.

[@Joy-w5j]

Has 2Tier, Free Gear, Farmer harmer Starmer become an SS?🤔🤨

[@TheDogsbollocks925]

Elon Musk is a very busy man, he hasn't got the time to waste, talking to a bunch of wasters.

[@lolalouise9503]

Oh my God, stop treating us like children FFS, we can make up our own minds, on what we believe and not believe to be misinformation.

[@personalcheeses8073]

Elon needs to stick our cabinet on one of his starlink satellites.

[@VirtualTrucker74]

Starmer's already on one, he's never out of the ruddy skies lately

[@dreddykrugernew]

What spoiled the internet is people using their own names, much like how people create a name for themselves when they play online games or even with their youtube account. If you where on the internet from the very early days in the multiple different formats it came in no one ever used their real names on the internet and i still find it strange that people do.

[@mt2531966]

If you don't like X with free speech for everyone go to the liberal blue sky the alternative for those with hard feelings 🤣🤣

[@RottenPolitics]

Why would you need to protect free speech if everyone liked the speech? free speech as defined by article 10 of the echr as 'free speech encompasses the right to offend, and indeed to abuse another' as seen in case scottow vs CPS 2020 EWHC 3421

[@superdonyoungy]

Free speech all the way

[@susanaldred4972]

Why do you think harry went to america and started attacking free speech .and we get this in this country?.

[@mark561]

I do love hour the political class are more interested in information sharing over social media, rather than focusing on why terrorism is growing in the UK and Europe....

[@222inverter]

the riots started in Leeds....where the police ran away from the rioters

[@JulianWestcott]

Elon must be quaking in his shoes

[@a_numbers_girl7025]

Yes- Like China, Britain should make their own platform.