Leo Varadkar: X, formerly Twitter, 'has always been a bit of a sewer'

Mr Varadkar, who was asked about Mr Musk’s stewardship of X at his end-of-year media briefing, said the Government had a role to play in regulating social media platforms.

The social media site X "has always been a bit of a sewer" and does not uphold its own guidelines, the Taoiseach has said.

X, formerly Twitter, and the Government have been at odds since last month's riots in Dublin, during which the company's owner Elon Musk posted that Leo Varadkar "hates the Irish people".