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Musk hits back after PM criticises UK 'civil war' post

The home secretary said firms are not removing 'criminal material' fast enough after protests in the UK.

Her comments come after X owner Elon Musk said "civil war is inevitable" on his social media platform in response to a video showing people aiming fireworks at police. The prime minister recently criticised the role social media has played in the unrest, telling firms last week - and "those who run them" - that "violent disorder clearly whipped up online" is a crime. Meanwhile Sunder Katwala, director of think tank British Future, said the post was "spreading a narrative that is crucial to socialising people with fairly extreme view towards condoning violence to protect their group".

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