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Elon Musk has ramped up his row with the UK as he branded the prime minister "two-tier Keir" and questioned if it was "Britain or the Soviet Union" after a man was apparently arrested over Facebook comments.

The billionaire owner of X has been engaged in a war of words with Sir Keir Starmer over riots gripping the UK, amid concerns online disinformation is fuelling the unrest.

In his latest rebuke, Musk reposted a video appearing to show police officers arresting a man for making offensive comments on Facebook.

"Arrested for making comments on Facebook!," Musk wrote on X.

"Is this Britain or the Soviet Union? Is this accurate @Community Notes."

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[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 35 points 1 month ago (1 children)

jfc I need to add musk to a keyword block list

[–] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If I took a shot every time I heard his name I would become an alcoholic by the end of the week. But at least then I wouldn't remember him.

[–] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 month ago

You'd probably die of alcohol poisoning by the end of the day. But your point still stands.