X Accused of Ignoring Reports of Racist Posts

British researchers have accused the social media platform X of ignoring reports of racist posts, including those containing the N-word and P-word. Critics claim this inaction grants racists impunity on the platform.

14 Jun, 07:00 — 14 Jun, 07:00

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X accused of giving racists ‘impunity’ after refusing to bar N- and P-word posts

Site takes no action over hate posts against UK politicians including Kemi Badenock, 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 us...

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X Accused of Ignoring Reports of Racist Posts

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X accused of giving racists ‘impunity’ after refusing to bar N- and P-word posts

Britanski istraživači: X ignorira prijave rasističkih objava

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