Anyone whipping up violence online will face the full force of the law, Sir Keir Starmer’s spokesman warned after Elon Musk said “civil war is inevitable”, following days of rioting in the UK.
Mr Musk, the billionaire owner of X, made the comments on the social media platform below a video of rioters setting off fireworks at riot police.
“There is no justification for comments like that,” Sir Keir’s official spokesman said.
“Anyone who is whipping up violence online will face the full force of the law.
“Online platforms have a responsibility.”
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