X accused of giving racists ‘impunity’ after refusing to bar N- and P-word posts (opens in new tab)

Site takes no action over hate posts against UK politicians including Kemi Badenock, Shabana Mahmood and Zia Yusuf X has refused to take down dozens of social media posts reported as “hate, abuse or harassment” in which prominent UK politicians, including Kemi Badenoch, have been racially abused.In May, researchers from the social inclusion thinktank British Future reported 30 posts from this year in which the was called the N-word. In each case the researchers used the platform’s “hate, abus...