Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, has said that the United Kingdom is on the verge of civil war, which has resulted in a verbal conflict between him and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
The billionaire owner of X, Elon Musk, has begun a dispute with Downing Street about the riots that are sweeping the United Kingdom. This dispute comes amid worries that online disinformation is contributing to the turmoil.
Musk stated that “civil war is inevitable” in a comment that he posted on his social networking site, which was located underneath a video of protesters shooting off fireworks at police officers.
The statement was soon refuted by the spokeswoman for the prime minister, who stated that there is “no justification for comments like that” and that “anyone who is whipping up violence online will face the full force of the law.”
Musk then responded to a message that Sir Keir had made on social media, in which he condemned acts of violence committed against Muslims.
There have been demonstrations on the far right that have targeted a variety of places, including mosques and hotels that house asylum seekers.
The turbulence, according to Sir Keir, “is not protest; it is pure violence,” and he added, “We will not tolerate attacks on mosques or on Muslim communities.”
Musk responded by saying, “Shouldn’t you be concerned about attacks on all communities?” .
This dispute has the potential to undermine efforts by the government to get social media companies to assume a greater level of responsibility for deleting bad content from the internet, which is believed to be fueling some of the violence.
On Monday evening, the Secretary of Technology, Peter Kyle, held a meeting with the CEOs of Tiktok, Meta, Google, and X. The purpose of the meeting was to “make clear their responsibility to continue to work with us to stop the spread of hateful misinformation and incitement.”
After the discussion, the cabinet minister continued by saying, “There is a significant amount of content that is circulating, and platforms need to be dealing with it at a pace.”
“Various organizations take various strategies, and I expect platforms to ensure that those seeking to spread hate online are not supported and have nowhere to hide.”
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Earlier, Sir Keir presided over an emergency COBRA committee that was tasked with investigating the riots. During the meeting, he stated that anyone who incites violence on the internet will be subject to “the full force of the law.”
According to the Prime Minister, “If you are inciting violence, it does not matter whether it is online or offline,” saying that it is irrelevant.
“And as a result, I anticipate that there will be arrests, charges, and prosecutions, just as I anticipate that there will be arrests and charges in respect to those who are physically participating on the streets.
Over four hundred individuals have been taken into custody since the beginning of the rioting on Tuesday.
On Monday evening, the Devon and Cornwall Police Department announced that arrests had been made following the destruction of a police van and the encounter of officers with “a level of violence” during demonstrations, which took place in Plymouth.
Following the arrest of Axel Rudakubana, who is charged with the death of three young girls and ten counts of attempted murder, the riots broke out in Southport. Rudakubana is accused of committing the murders.
Bebe King, age six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, age seven, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, age nine, tragically lost their lives in a knife incident that took place in the town of Merseyside on Monday.
It was reported on the internet that the individual who was arrested was a Muslim refugee who had arrived in the United Kingdom via a tiny boat the previous year.
Before relocating to a community close to Southport, Rudakubana was born in Cardiff to parents who were originally from Rwanda.
Andrew Tate, a controversial influencer, contributed to the propagation of the flawed narrative by asserting that the perpetrator of the attack was a “illegal migrant.”
In a separate development, Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform UK, questioned whether or not the police, who had stated that the incident was not “terror-related,” were being totally honest.
In response to any future violent disruption, Sir Keir stated that there is “an army” of specialized police officers on ready to deal with the situation.
It was also declared by the Prime Minister that the criminal justice system will be “accelerated,” meaning that courts will be open for extended hours.
He has requested that the names of individuals who are believed to be responsible for the crime be disclosed as soon as feasible.
Sir Keir made the following statement: “Whatever the apparent motivation, this is not protest; it is pure violence, and we will not tolerate attacks on mosques or our Muslim communities.”