U.K (Mobs rioting) : STOP the spread of HATEFUL DISINFORMATION NOW ! (EKO)

 

Social media platforms like X are adding fuel to the racist fire that’s engulfing British towns. 

The UK government is deciding right now how to hold these companies accountable for their role. Let's show that people all over the world are demanding action against the spread of right-wing hate. 

 Sign the petition

Far right extremists just unleashed a wave of violence across  Ireland and the UK. Mobs rampaging through towns and cities,  burning down libraries and food banks, and smashing in hotels that  house terrified migrants. Social media companies like X (Twitter) are aiding and abetting  these extremists by letting dangerous disinformation spread  freely, giving far right leaders and extremists a free pass to  broadcast their hate and incite violence online.  The UK government is deciding right now how to hold social  media companies to account. Let's use this momentum and demand  a public inquiry into X and other tech companies that fueled the  riots Tell the UK government: Stop hate speech online, launch a  public inquiry NOW. An array of online influencers, anti-Muslim extremists, and fascist  groups have stoked unrest after a deadly knife attack on a children’s  event in northwestern England, killing three little girls.  Disinformation about the perpetrator being “an asylum-seeker”  and “muslim” spread across X and other social media like  wildfire, leading to rioters attacking mosques and even a hotel  hosting migrants. All this is only possible because execs from X, Telegram, and other  social media giants are twiddling their thumbs while cashing in  the profits from amplifying the dis- and misinformation that are  being spread. But the new UK government could take hard  measures against Elon Musk, Pavel Durov & Co., especially if they  feel massive global pressure. Join our urgent call : UK government: Stop the spread of hateful disinformation  NOW Our movement has seized opportunities like this before and won –  like when this community mobilised and got Trump kicked off X  after the January 6th attempted coup at the US Capitol. Let’s beat  hate once again, with our collective power.  Sign the petition  Thanks for all that you do, Vicky, Rosa, Fatah, Rewan and the team at Ekō. More information : Elon Musk Hits a UK Blind Spot by Inflaming Riots Bloomberg. 07 August, 2024.   Far-right rioters loot shops and set fire to library and food  bank in shameless day of disorder The Independent. 05 August, 2024.   No 10 to hold emergency Cobra meeting after weekend of  violence The BBC. 05 August, 2024.   Ed Balls interviews his wife Yvette Cooper on GMB The Independent. 05 August, 2024.   UK riots: No10 slaps down Elon Musk over 'civil war is  inevitable' post The Standard. 05 August, 2024.   From rumours to riots: How online misinformation fuelled  violence in the aftermath of the Southport attack Institute for Strategic Dialogue. 31 July, 2024.

 

 

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