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Evening Standard
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Politics
Megan Howe

Elon Musk's X refused to hand over users’ details to police after Southport riots

Elon Musk (Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA) - (PA Archive)

Elon Musk’s X reportedly refused to provide British authorities with hundreds of account details, including email and IP addresses, during and after last year’s Southport riots.

It comes as the US tech billionaire has frequently used the social media platform to attack the UK Government for imprisoning people for social media posts, while showing support for jailed British political activist Tommy Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon.

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