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X places Olympics ads alongside hate-filled far right posts

Adverts promoting the Olympics, the BMA and more appeared beside far right X posts spreading misinformation about the Southport stabbings.

Adverts promoting the Olympics, the British Medical Association (BMA), pharmaceutical giant Glaxo Smith Klein (GSK) and others were placed alongside high-profile far right X posts spreading hateful misinformation about the Southport stabbings. The new research from the Center for Countering Digital Hate looked at five accounts, including that of misogynistic influencer Andrew Tate, former GB news presenters Laurence Fox and Calvin Robinson, Britain First co-leaders Paul Golding and Ashlea Simon. Image source: Center for Countering Digital HateSince taking over the platform, then known as Twitter, Elon Musk has reportedly restored nearly 12,000 banned accounts as part of a general amnesty.

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