Elon Musk lashed out at Britain on Thursday following reports that he was not invited to the country's upcoming investment summit. Musk took to his X platform,

formerly Twitter, alleging that the UK government was releasing convicted pedophiles while imprisoning individuals for social media posts.

The BBC had reported that the U.S. billionaire was excluded from the summit due to controversial posts he made regarding violent, racist anti-immigration riots in Britain last month. However, neither Britain's Department for Business and Trade nor the Treasury responded to requests for comment on the report or Musk's remarks.

"I don't think anyone should go to the UK when they're releasing convicted pedophiles in order to imprison people for social media posts," Musk wrote in response to the BBC report on X.

Earlier this month, more than 1,700 prisoners were released early as part of an effort by Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour government to address overcrowding in prisons in England and Wales. However, the scheme excluded those serving sentences for sex offences.

Musk, who has nearly 200 million followers on X, was criticized in August for his comments about the riots in Britain. One of his posts claimed that civil war in the country was "inevitable." The riots, led by far-right groups, involved attacks on hotels housing asylum seekers and mosques. Over 1,000 arrests have been made, with some individuals jailed for inciting racial hatred via social media.

A spokesperson for Starmer said at the time that there was "no justification" for Musk's comments.

The upcoming investment summit will be attended by leaders from global tech and financial giants like BNY Mellon and Blackstone. The Labour government, which took power in July, is aiming to attract investors to stimulate economic growth.

Musk has previously engaged with European leaders at similar events. In May, he met French President Emmanuel Macron at the "Choose France" summit in Paris. His last public appearance in London was in November, when he attended the AI Safety Summit and was interviewed by former Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.