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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 10Elon Musk Amplifies UK Far-Right Protests as Britain Faces 2 Violent Flashpoints
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 10Summary
- Elon Musk drew fresh criticism for using X to amplify far-right protests in the UK while Britain grappled with unrest after two recent attacks.
- The backlash centers on posts urging repeated, loud protests and sharing a far-right activist’s protest locations ahead of disorder in Belfast.
- Belfast saw houses, cars and a bus set on fire after a stabbing in which a 30-year-old Sudanese man was charged with attempted murder.
- The wider tensions also followed the murder of an 18-year-old by a British-born Sikh, feeding several days of violence and disorder across Britain.
- The episode adds political risk for Musk as he prepares for SpaceX’s IPO, described as potentially the biggest ever.
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