Sir sadiq khan has accused social media giants of tarnishing London’s reputation by allowing a “dark blizzard of disinformation” to spread on their platforms.

The Mayor of London has claimed that sites such as X, Facebook and Instagram are fuelling lies about the capital online, specifically when it comes to crime and racial segregation.

Such disinformation is damaging the capital’s standing as “one of the most successful multicultural societies on Earth”, he told the Cambridge Disinformation Summit on Thursday.

“Disinformation has become an industry: an ‘outrage economy’ organised around a ‘division dividend’ which allows people to profit from poison,” he said. “And today, the captains of the ‘outrage economy’ have London in their sights.

His comments coincided with the release of a report by the Greater London Authority (GLA) which revealed a surge in social media posts containing falsehoods about London.

It found that “London in decline” content rose by up to 200pc in the past two years on social media.

Resist Comment: Is this 'disinformation', seems more like the truth that social media is spreading.  khan won't engage with questions about muslim child abuse and paedophilia.  He simply offers platitudes when someone else is stabbed.  He resides over a reduced police force.  Why should anyone believe him?