US EditionAmnesty Slams X for 'Central Role' in Fueling UK Violence
SOUTHPORT, UK, AUG 6 – Amnesty International found X’s algorithm prioritized contentious content, leading to misinformation that fueled anti-Muslim violence and triggered over 1,800 arrests in UK riots following the Southport attack.
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X’s Algorithmic Design Helped Fuel Anti-Muslim Riots After Southport Tragedy, Amnesty Report Finds
After the Southport stabbings on 29 July 2024, where three girls were killed and several others injured, false claims about the attacker spread rapidly across X, formerly Twitter. Posts wrongly described the suspect as a Muslim asylum-seeker, fueling anti-Muslim sentiment and triggering real-world violence in several UK towns.Accounts on X began pushing misinformation within hours of the incident. Some claimed the attacker was a foreign national…
UK: X's design and policy choices created fertile ground for inflammatory, racist narratives targeting Muslims and migrants following Southport attack - Amnesty International Ireland
Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, played a central role in the spread of false narratives and harmful content which contributed to racist violence against Muslim and migrant communities in... The post UK: X’s design and policy choices created fertile ground for inflammatory, racist narratives targeting Muslims and migrants following Southport attack appeared first on Amnesty International Ireland.
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