Claimed X Protects Women While Defending Platform During Non-Consensual Imagery Scandal

While other commentators focused on the technicalities of the X ban, Sophie Corcoran utilised the crisis to launch a broader attack on the UK's democratic legitimacy. Between January 10-11, 2026, she issued a flurry of statements framing the potential ban not as a safety measure, but as the final step in Britain becoming a "dictatorship."

Most notably, Corcoran attempted to reframe X a platform currently under fire for hosting AI-generated non-consensual sexual imagery as a champion of women's safety. She argued that X "helped uncover the grooming gang scandal" and has done "more to expose genuine violence against women" than the state. This defence explicitly ignores the immediate context: the proliferation of Grok-generated abuse material targeting women on the very platform she defended.

To support her claim of "dictatorship," Corcoran conflated unrelated government administrative proposals with authoritarianism:

• "Scrapping Jury Trials": Referring to a controversial but limited proposal by Justice Secretary David Lammy to use judge-only trials for lower-tier offences to clear court backlogs.

• "Cancelling Elections": Referring to the postponement of specific local council elections due to regional restructuring.

Culminating her thread, Corcoran explicitly invited foreign interference, calling on US President Donald Trump to "stand up for the Brits" against their own Prime Minister a remarkable stance for a commentator who frequently aligns with nationalist sovereignty.

Only time will tell whether she engages in further hypocrisy. If she ever attacks a platform for hosting content harmful to women (e.g., OnlyFans, TikTok), this proves she is willing to ignore the exact same harm when it suits her political ally (Musk).