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Musk Faces Scrutiny Over Belfast Riot Posts on X

Elon Musk, recently named the world's first trillionaire, has come under renewed criticism following anti-immigrant riots in Belfast after researchers said posts he amplified on X generated tens of millions of views.

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Violence erupted in the Northern Irish capital after a knife attack on Monday. Police have charged a Sudanese national, Hadi Alodid, with attempted murder in connection with the incident.

Calls for Protest Amplified

Musk used X to promote calls for protests across Britain from anti-immigration activist Tommy Robinson. In a post to his roughly 240 million followers, Musk wrote: "Only by protesting REPEATEDLY and LOUDLY will there be any change."

He also shared anti-immigration content and posts from Rupert Lowe, leader of the fringe hard-right party Restore Britain, significantly increasing their visibility on the platform.

Researchers Highlight Reach

According to researchers at the nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), posts by Musk, Robinson and Lowe relating to the Belfast unrest attracted more than 115 million views combined. The group said Musk's account was responsible for 55% of that total.

In a report, CCDH said Musk's amplification generated around 64 million views and played a key role in spreading the content.

Watchdog Criticises Platform Owner

"As the owner of X and its most followed user, Musk has unparalleled power to shape what people see online," said CCDH founder and chief executive Imran Ahmed.

Ahmed said the research showed Musk had used the Belfast attack to amplify anti-migrant narratives to millions of users, while communities were dealing with the aftermath of violence and disorder.

He added that no individual had done more to spread such content on X during the crisis than Musk.

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Adapted by ASEAN Now. Source 14 June 2026

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nexus7 Senior Member

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3 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Hardly an independent report 🤣 . And generally considered to be methodologically flawed regarding its use of unverified testimonies (not given under oath) and flawed statistical data. What it does do is reflect Rupert Lowe's personal biases and racism.

Why is it not independent? What does that even mean? You think parliamentary inquiries are independent and don't have their biases, chosing eg favourable Chairs or selective range dates or criteria to skew things when the government is trying to cover things up.

And you think people don't lie under oath ever? lol
Strange that you would seek to minimise some of the awful survivor testimonies in that report and video.

Link to the 219 page enquiry report

johnnybangkok Platinum Member

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2 hours ago, Scouse123 said:

Here we go, typical when you can't answer my points or respond coherently, to resort to abuse

Lefty clown.

And it's perfectly reasonable to call your post strawman <deleted> when all you have done is raised a whole bunch of hypotheticals and articial scenarios (strawman) that haven't actually happened or indeed are unlikely to happen.

Unless of course you have a crystal ball which many right-wingers seem to have been given recently.

Scouse123 Ruby Member

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7 minutes ago, johnnybangkok said:

And it's perfectly reasonable to call your post strawman <deleted> when all you have done is raised a whole bunch of hypotheticals and articial scenarios (strawman) that haven't actually happened or indeed are unlikely to happen.

Unless of course you have a crystal ball which many right-wingers seem to have been given recently.

🥱 You are an incredibly boring poster.

Scouse123 Ruby Member

Scouse123

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15 minutes ago, johnnybangkok said:

You need to get your eyes checked and wind in your neck. I wasn't responding to you. I was responding to James 105 who was accusing me of being ".... a Pakistani rape gang denier'

Shall I start holding my breath now in anticipation of your apology?

Hold it a long time, and maybe you'll see some sense.

When you aren't being abusive, you are ranting; when you aren't ranting, you are aggressive in wanting to be heard and trying to force people to your warped perspective.

You appear to be a tantrum child.

Scouse123 Ruby Member

Scouse123

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12 minutes ago, johnnybangkok said:

And it's perfectly reasonable to call your post strawman <deleted> when all you have done is raised a whole bunch of hypotheticals and articial scenarios (strawman) that haven't actually happened or indeed are unlikely to happen.

Unless of course you have a crystal ball which many right-wingers seem to have been given recently.

A spelling course is what you need to be Googling.

Go take a chill pill. Is it so hot in Bangkok that it is affecting your thought processes?

Tyke Silver Member

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On 6/15/2026 at 2:57 PM, emptypockets said:

Then the law needs to be changed. This censorship of people's free speech needs to stop.

Its not genuine free speech that's the problem. Musk hates genuine free speech.

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