Ed Davey calls for Elon Musk’s arrest for ‘X Crimes’

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21 Sep 2025 • 4:28 PM MYT
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  • Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has called for tech billionaire Elon Musk to be prosecuted under the Online Safety Act.
  • Sir Ed labelled Musk a "criminal" for allegedly allowing his platform to show adverts promoting self-harm.
  • Davey also accused Musk's platform of displaying adverts "selling videos showing paedophile acts".
  • Speaking at the Liberal Democrat conference, Sir Ed stated that Musk should be arrested if he were to come to the UK.
  • Davey asserted that Musk must be held to account for these alleged activities on his platform.

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