Lisa Nandy brands Musk’s X a ‘disgrace’ as she pledges crackdown on social media doxxing – UK politics live
Summary
Lisa Nandy, the UK Culture Secretary, criticized Elon Musk’s social media platform X for not participating in a meeting about stopping online harassment, including doxxing, which is sharing private information to threaten people. She promised to tighten laws to protect individuals like charity workers, police officers, and public servants from being harassed online.Key Facts
- Lisa Nandy called Musk’s platform X an "absolute disgrace" for skipping a meeting on online abuse.
- The meeting focused on stopping doxxing, which is publishing private details like addresses online to harm people.
- Nandy wants new laws to require removing doxxing content quickly.
- The crackdown responds, in part, to abuse faced by RNLI volunteers who aid migrants.
- Different social media companies have varying rules for handling online hate; some remove it automatically, others do not.
- About 92% of Piddington village voters supported a symbolic referendum to become independent over plans to house asylum seekers nearby.
- UK inflation rose to 3.1%, driven by higher fuel and transport prices influenced by the Iran war.
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