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A motion in support of a UK-wide ban of the social media platform X has been backed by the SNP – with party members also calling for the Scottish Government and Holyrood authorities to remove themselves from the site.
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Government → back → site
It insisted the SNP, elected representatives, councils, the Scottish Government and other public bodies, should “not make use of harmful platforms that harbour abusive content”.
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that → insist → content
Following the debate an SNP spokesperson confirmed: “As per the motion passed by conference, we will review our use of X and report to the party’s national executive.”
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we → follow → executive
Moving the resolution, SNP member Erin Lux insisted: “There are so many reasons we need to remove ourselves and our services from this platform”.
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we → move → platform
The party has almost 320,000 followers on X and regularly posts on the platform, including several updates from the conference in recent days.
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party → have → days
But Ms Lux claimed that X and its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok “continue to host and produce child sexual abuse material”, going on to state that X is a “hotbed of mis- and disinformation”.
Adding that research had showed using the platform “shifted views rightwards”, Ms Lux asked delegates: “Why on earth are we continuing to post there?”
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we → claim → earth
She insisted: “It is indefensible we are lending our credibility as a party, and the credibility of our elected officials to a site that has become a hotbed of misinformation and abuse.
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that → insist → misinformation
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“Do we really want our party messaging appearing alongside nudified images of our fellow politicians?
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messaging → read → politicians
“Do we think it is acceptable to force people to log into a site that shares child sexual abuse material to find out if the trains are back on?
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trains → think → material
“Is it really in our interests to keep driving traffic towards a right wing radicalisation machine?”
Adding that there was a “growing consensus” in favour of leaving the platform, she told fellow SNP members: “We need to show moral strength and the courage of our convictions and choose to use social media responsibly in a way that aligns with our values.”
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that → keep → values
Fellow SNP member David Birkett argued against a ban, saying he could “understand why people don’t like” the platform, but the party should remain active on it because of it has larger user numbers than rival social media sites.
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it → argue → sites
He told the conference: “Bluesky has 10.4 million active monthly users, X has 551 million.
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X → tell → million
Bluesky has three million daily active users, X has 251 million.
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X → have → million
“Those numbers speak for themselves.”
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numbers → speak → themselves
Mr Birkett continued: “I also believe in treating party bodies, candidates and elected members like grown-ups, who can make their own assessment of which platforms they choose to join without some edict.”
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they → continue → edict
He highlighted the role X can play in informing travellers about delays and disruptions to ferries, train services and on the roads.
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X → highlight → roads
Mr Birkett said: “Maybe one day Bluesky and others will have the reach that X does and we can rethink this.
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we → say → this
But until it does, we should keep the party, the Government, the Parliament and other public bodies on the platform.”
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we → do → platform
X has been contacted for comment
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X → contact → comment
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