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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsElon Musk should face arrest if he incited UK rioters, says ex-Twitter chief
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Elon Musk should face arrest if he incited UK rioters, says ex-Twitter chief
Elon Musk should face arrest if he incited UK rioters, says ex-Twitter chief
Elon Musk should face arrest if he incited UK rioters, says ex-Twitter chief
Bruce Daisley calls for beefed-up online safety laws and compares tech billionaires to unaccountable oligarchs
As an ex-Twitter boss, I have a way to grab Elon Musks attention. If he keeps stirring unrest, get an arrest warrant
Elon Musk should face personal sanctions and even the threat of an arrest warrant if found to be stirring up public disorder on his social media platform, a former Twitter executive has said.
It cannot be right that the billionaire owner of X, and other tech executives, be allowed to sow discord without personal risks, Bruce Daisley, formerly Twitters vice-president for Europe, Middle East and Africa, writes in the Guardian.
He said the prime minister, Keir Starmer, should beef up online safety laws and reflect on whether the media regulator, Ofcom, is fit to deal with the blurringly fast actions of the likes of Musk.
In my experience, that threat of personal sanction is much more effective on executives than the risk of corporate fines, Daisley writes, arguing such sanctions could impact the jet-setting lifestyles of tech billionaires.
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Bruce Daisley calls for beefed-up online safety laws and compares tech billionaires to unaccountable oligarchs
As an ex-Twitter boss, I have a way to grab Elon Musks attention. If he keeps stirring unrest, get an arrest warrant
Elon Musk should face personal sanctions and even the threat of an arrest warrant if found to be stirring up public disorder on his social media platform, a former Twitter executive has said.
It cannot be right that the billionaire owner of X, and other tech executives, be allowed to sow discord without personal risks, Bruce Daisley, formerly Twitters vice-president for Europe, Middle East and Africa, writes in the Guardian.
He said the prime minister, Keir Starmer, should beef up online safety laws and reflect on whether the media regulator, Ofcom, is fit to deal with the blurringly fast actions of the likes of Musk.
In my experience, that threat of personal sanction is much more effective on executives than the risk of corporate fines, Daisley writes, arguing such sanctions could impact the jet-setting lifestyles of tech billionaires.
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Elon Musk should face arrest if he incited UK rioters, says ex-Twitter chief (Original Post)
Dennis Donovan
Aug 2024
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BrianTheEVGuy
(574 posts)1. As a liberal, I don't believe in speech codes BUT
Elon needs to follow the law of places where he chooses to do business. If he cannot follow British law, he should shut down and pull out of the market. If not, he is inviting prosecution for his hate speech under the laws there.
moondust
(20,577 posts)2. UK has been arresting and convicting
some social media inciters.
First men jailed for riot-related social media posts
Jordan Parlour was sentenced to 20 months in jail for urging people to target a hotel housing asylum seekers and refugees. Shortly after, Tyler Kay was also jailed for his own posts calling for hotels housing asylum seekers to be set alight.