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Lucy Connolly's racial hatred post 'did not break X rules'

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Lucy Connolly , 41 , pleaded guilty to publishing a social media post intending to stir up racial hatred.

She called for hotels housing asylum seekers to be set alight and for "mass deportation now" X rejected a complaint from a user who flagged the post to it.

X's rules prohibit "threats to inflict physical harm on others".