Elon Musk has rejected claims that he helped incite Belfast's anti-immigrant riots, arguing that public anger over a knife attack and wider concerns about migration, rather than social media activity, were driving the unrest.
The billionaire's intervention came as police deployed water cannons during a second night of disorder on Wednesday, as politicians accused online platforms of helping to inflame tensions and regulators warned social media companies about their responsibilities under the UK's Online Safety Act.
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