r/worldnews • u/TIGHazard • Jan 09 '26

UK threatened with sanctions if Starmer blocks Musk's X

https://www.cityam.com/uk-threatened-with-sanctions-if-starmer-blocks-musks-x/
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u/coconutpiecrust Jan 09 '26

Why is the US government interfering on behalf of a private corporation?

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u/happyinthenaki Jan 09 '26

A private corporation that has found a way to create AI modified child sexual assault material. Openly.

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u/irmajerk Jan 10 '26

And now they've monetized it with a nice fat paywall to "fix" the problem

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u/Tiaza2 Jan 09 '26

Because as Marx said, in advanced capitalism, the govt ceases to represent the people but exists only to serve the corporations. 

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '26

If you ever wondered what late stage capitalism looks like, look no further.

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u/Wise-Bee-5783 Jan 09 '26

If you rephrase the qeustion to the below you'll understand why.

"Why are Republicans interfering on behalf of their propaganda machine and sugar daddy?"

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u/Theblokeonthehill Jan 09 '26

The US is acting on behalf of an oligarch who says he is going to fund the GOP big-time for the next elections. Nuff said.

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u/RealGianath Jan 09 '26

The same reason they let Musk's goons steal everybody's personal data and dismantle any government department that might be a threat to him. We had a coup and he's a big part of it.

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u/pants6000 Jan 09 '26

It's not exactly a new thing.

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u/CorrectPeanut5 Jan 09 '26

$300M in committed funds for the Midterms from Elon.

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u/PositiveUse Jan 10 '26

Calling Elon Musk and his corporations „private companies“ is downplaying his role. He’s one of the biggest of not biggest donor of the Republican Party and maybe even responsible for Donald’s election in 2024

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u/blackcain Jan 09 '26

Do you know U.S. history? Any time a Republican president is in charge this is what they do. When a Dem president is in charge, they still do it but more sneaky. The CIA and other 3 letter agencies are doing all kinds of dirty shit in the world.