Musk takes crusade to Europe with Armie Hammer film
News Source : BBC News
News Summary
- Elon Musk's social media platform X has become a haven for far-right beliefs and conspiracy theories.
- He has endorsed the leader of France's hard-right National Rally party, Marine Le Pen.
- He's also boosted right-wing politicians and parties in Germany, the Netherlands, Austria and the UK.
- Critics say Musk amplified anti-immigration rhetoric during violent riots in Belfast.
- The Center for Countering Digital Hate, a research and advocacy group that has been the target of legal action by Musk in the past, tallied 4,000 calls for violence on X.
Citizen Vigilante was cheered by many farright activists on X, even as others slammed the movie, not only for its politics but for its thin plot, cheaplooking special effects and abundance of gore.
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