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UK Study: X Ignored 95% of Racist Posts

Is X shielding extremism or is the government weaponizing Ofcom to silence free speech?

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Above: The X app displayed on a phone in Bath, England, on Jan. 25. Image credit: Anna Barclay/Getty Images

The Spin

Left narrative

X is actively shielding extremists by ignoring over 95% of reported hate posts, letting slurs and threats against public figures go untouched. The platform only acts when content is flagged as illegal under the Online Safety Act, meaning everyday users reporting abuse get nowhere. Ofcom's voluntary commitments are a weak response to a platform that has made itself the most effective engine of hate crime in Britain.

British Future Guardian

Right narrative

The government is using Ofcom as a censorship tool to selectively target X while ignoring identical so-called hate speech issues on ChatGPT and Gemini. Meanwhile, thousands of people have been arrested for online speech, with some handed prison sentences for posts that no reasonable person would call incitement. Free speech laws that crumble under political pressure were never strong enough to begin with.

Unherd GB News

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