Please agree to our privacy policy to enable news listening. (Central News Agency, Washington, 12th, comprehensive foreign news reports) Elon Musk, who has just become the world’s first billionaire with a net worth of more than one trillion US dollars, has been criticized again for reposting controversial remarks related to the anti-immigration riots in Northern Ireland on the social platform X. Agence France-Presse reported that on the 8th of this month, Sudanese man Hadi Alodid allegedly attacked Stephen Ogilvie, a man in his 40s, with a knife in Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, causing serious injuries to Ogilvie’s neck and head. Police have charged Aloyd with attempted murder after the incident sparked violent anti-immigration demonstrations. Musk has recently reposted posts from many anti-immigration figures, including those from British far-right figure Tommy Robinson, and told his 240 million followers: “Only by continuing to protest loudly will change be brought about!”. He also retweeted anti-immigration remarks by Rupert Lowe, leader of the far-right fringe party Restore Britain, further reaching millions of users on the platform. Experts from the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), a non-profit watchdog organization, pointed out that the relevant posts of the above three people have attracted more than 115 million views on the platform, of which Musk himself accounted for about 55%. CCDH stated in the report that Musk’s fueling brought about 64 million views, and its impact was crucial. CCDH founder and CEO Imran Ahmed said: “As the boss of X platform and the most influential opinion leader, Musk has unparalleled influence in the dissemination of online information, and therefore should also be responsible for the content and actions pushed by the platform.” “However, our research found that he used the tragedy in Belfast to promote anti-immigration rhetoric to millions of users, triggering a large number of calls for violence.” CCDH pointed out that there was a “surge in calls for violence” in the comments on relevant posts, with more than 3,900 comments mentioning lynchings and other crimes against immigrants. Ofcom also warned earlier that online platforms are increasingly becoming tools to “incite hatred, incite violence and breach British law”. (Compiled by: Shi Shi) 1150613 Support the Central News Agency’s choice to stand with the facts. Every donation you make is a small amount of sponsorship to download the Central News Agency’s “First-hand News” APP to grasp the latest news in real time. The text, pictures, and audio and video of this website may not be reproduced, publicly broadcast, or publicly transmitted and used without authorization.
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