Lawyer Aamer Anwar has accused the Tesla boss of inciting hate.
Humza Yousaf has issued a warning to tech billionaire Elon Musk after he called the ex-first minister a “super, super racist”.
His lawyer Aamer Anwar said: “Anybody who goes on social media, even if they own the platform and thinks that free speech is absolute whether in the UK or USA, needs to think again. Free speech carries responsibility and if you break the law there are consequences, as we have seen in recent days. He said: “It is probably the first case of someone being radicalised by himself on his own platform. Musk uses his billions and his intellect to amplify hateful ideology and cause division. He is promoting white supremacists by engaging and indulging in their conspiracy theories.
Anwar added: “Humza has chosen to stand up against racism and prejudice and hate, no matter the community or individual being targeted. There has been a concerted attempt over a number of years to paint a target on Humza’s back and nobody understands more than him and his loved ones the strain that causes – genuinely having to wonder whether every day could be your last day.
Musk first commentated on the 2020 speech, which the then Justice Minister made in Holyrood’s debating chamber, last year calling him ”a blatant racist”. We understand that Yousaf chose to ignore Musk’s social media post. Top news stories today He has urged people in Scotland to demonstrate peacefully against racism and bigotry. He launched a scathing attack on Tommy Robinson who has been accused of instigating riots in England that have seen attempts to burn immigrants alive in hotels, cars overturned in the street and mobs attacking police.
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