"Sir Ed Davey is calling on the UK's communications regulator Ofcom to "go after" Elon Musk over "crimes" he claims are being committed on the tech mogul's social media platform X. The Liberal Democrat leader said Musk should be held personally accountable for breaches of the Online Safety Act, which the billionaire has said is putting free speech at risk. In an interview with the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg, Davey claimed X had shown "adverts for people who want to show videos with paedophile images, self-harming,"
"internet companies have been forced to introduce stricter age verification checks and face big fines for failing to remove illegal content. The government insists the laws, passed by the previous Conservative government but brought into effect by Labour, will protect children. But it has faced a backlash from US tech giants, with Elon Musk saying last month that its real purpose was "suppression of the people" and that Ofcom had taken a "heavy-handed approach" to enforcement."
Sir Ed Davey called on Ofcom to investigate Elon Musk and hold him personally accountable for alleged breaches of the Online Safety Act by X. Davey alleged that X had displayed adverts promoting videos containing paedophile images, self-harm content and grooming. The Online Safety Act requires stricter age verification and exposes companies to large fines for failing to remove illegal content. The government said the laws will protect children. US tech firms pushed back, with Musk calling the law suppression of the people and criticising Ofcom's enforcement. Davey also accused Musk of removing X's child safety team and described the conduct as criminal.
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