The tech billionaire Elon Musk has hit out at Sir Keir Starmer’s government calling them “fascist” over threats to ban X.
Musk stands defiant against the British government as X’s AI chatbot Grok can create sexual images of people, including children.
Musk wrote on X saying the government “want any excuse for censorship,” has asked on his social media platform, “Why is the UK government so fascist?”
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said she would back regulator Ofcom should they decide to ban X if they do not comply with UK law.
She wrote, “Sexually manipulating images of women and children is despicable and abhorrent.”
The US has threatened to personally sanction Starmer and “Britain as a whole” should he ban Musk’s social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
A US Congresswoman issued the threat as Starmer has called for restrictions on X as there has been reports the AI tool was undressing images of children and women.
US threatens to sanction ‘Starmer and Britain as a whole’ if he bans X
US Congresswoman, Anna Paulina Luna, who is a close ally of Donald Trump warned she would look to “sanction not only Starmer, but Britain as a whole” should X be banned in the UK.
Luna revealed that legislation is currently being drafted which will “mirror actions previously taken by the US in response to foreign governments restricting the platform.”
The sanctions would include, “tariffs, visa revocations, and sanctions and consequences tied to free speech concerns”.
“Starmer should reconsider this course of action, or there will be consequences,” Luna warned.
“Let’s be clear: this is not about technical compliance. This is a political war against Elon Musk and free speech—nothing more,” the Congresswoman added.
The Prime Minister said, “This is disgraceful. It’s disgusting. And it’s not to be tolerated.”
“X has got to get a grip of this. Ofcom has our full support to take action in relation to this. This is wrong. It’s unlawful. We’re not going to tolerate it. I’ve asked for all options to be on the table,” he added.
