Opinion:
You know who else should be on trial for the UK’s far-right riots? Elon Musk
-- Jonathan Freedland
Direct guilt sits with those who brought violence to our streets, but their hatred was inflamed by lies spread on X
#News #Politics #ElonMusk #Musk #Twitter #UnitedKingdom
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/09/uk-far-right-riots-elon-musk-x
Not going to hold my breath for Elon to be held accountable for lies promoting violence on Twitter.
Facebook was largely responsible for propagating lies and hatred that led to numerous deaths and exile of the Rohingya people from Myanmar and they've never been held to account, either.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/dec/06/rohingya-sue-facebook-myanmar-genocide-us-uk-legal-action-social-media-violence
Social media companies largely escape the culpability that traditional media companies are held to, sometimes with deadly consequences.