I've been reflecting a fair bit on my Police work of late.

I notice that Gloucestershire Police's still use X as thier primary communications platform. They don't even bother with Bluesky or the Fediverse.

Personally I think a lot of the problems this country is facing right now can be traced back to Elon Musk and US Big Tech more generally.

Most Police forces have not heeded Home Office guidence issued in 2025 to diversify to alternative platforms.

Given Musk's recent antics regarding Nowak and Northern Ireland it's time to ban X imho. This is nothing to do with free speech it's harm causing abuse of power, plain and simple.

Reflecting on this 2022 post in particular.

https://write.as/glospolicess/twitter-bluelivesmatter

#ukpol #FreeSpeechNot #PoliceSocialMedia #GreenParty
Twitter - #BlueLivesMatter - #ThinBlueLine

Racist, misogynistic and other dubious content. Stroud Against Racism, who I am proud to support, have become particularly concerned abo...

Gloucestershire Police Stop & Search

🤯 Elon's Damage Control Mode Activated 🔥

@ElonMusk tries to backpedal on his "go f*** yourself" comments to lure back advertisers who fled @x (formerly Birdsite).

He claims it was only aimed at those wanting to limit free speech. 🤷 #ElonMusk #X #birdsite #FreeSpeechnot #Advertisers

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elon-musk-x-twitter-advertisers-b2565434.html

Elon Musk tries to walk back ‘go f*** yourself’ comments to woo advertisers who fled X

Musk insisted his message was only to advertisers who wanted to limit users’ freedom of speech

The Independent