UK officials 'monitoring' Elon Musk's social media as 'possible security risk' British officials are reportedly monitoring Elon Musk’s social media posts as a possible security risk.
A group within the Home Office’s Homeland Security group, responsible for reducing national security risks, is said to be tracking the X owner’s social media posts.
He has called for another national inquiry into historical grooming gangs in areas of the country, but the Government has said its priority is acting on the 2022 recommendations of a seven-year inquiry led by Professor Alexis Jay into the issue, which have not yet been implemented.
A Home Office spokesperson said it could not confirm the monitoring, which was first reported by The Mirror newspaper, but that it “routinely” used “open-source monitoring to be informed of what is being shared and discussed online.".
On Thursday, the Financial Times reported that the Tesla founder had privately discussed with allies on how he could help remove Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer from office before the next election.
