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Not sure why anyone other than deeply dismal politicians and useful right wing idiots and ghouls would still be on X. It’s not a town square where people are engaging in good faith. It’s a dangerous radicalisation machine that seeks to upend our democracy and - in the US - has already shown it can.
Photo of flagmania in the UK Elon Musk joined the Unite the Kingdom rally in September via video call He has used his social media platform X to encourage British people to fly English flags and has endorsed fringe right-wing politicians. In a recent post, he compared illegal immigrants to monstrous fictional characters in JRR Tolkien's Lord Of The Rings, and suggested all English people would die if they did not support Mr Robinson. The significant influence that Elon Musk had in using his social media platform to sway opinion in the run-up to Donald Trump's re-election has been widely reported. Mr Daisley thinks that X has the power to shape political conversations in the UK, too. "Elon Musk bought Twitter to have an influence in American politics, he thinks it helped elevate him to the top of the political conversation in the US. And so to some extent the product can do the same here," he told Sky News.
November 6, 2025 at 9:43 AM