In the aftermath of last summer's riots in the UK, Elon Musk's X platform refused to comply with hundreds of requests from British authorities for user account information. According to data released by X, the company declined over half of the UK government's information requests in the latter half of 2024, leading to a disclosure rate of only 47%, with the platform providing information in 379 out of 806 cases.
The compliance rate was significantly lower than those reported by technology companies such as Google (88%), Meta (84%), TikTok (62%), and LinkedIn (61%).
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