Jemima Goldsmith urges Musk, alleges X silencing Imran Khan posts
What's the story
Jemima Goldsmith, the former wife of jailed Pakistani ex-prime minister Imran Khan, has accused social media platform X of suppressing her posts about Khan's detention. Addressing X owner Elon Musk directly, Goldsmith alleged that Khan has been kept in "brutal solitary confinement" as a political prisoner for 22 months after his ouster in 2022. She claimed their two sons haven't seen or spoken to him during this time and are not allowed to send letters.
Suppression claims
Goldsmith alleges algorithmic suppression of posts
Goldsmith further claimed that Khan's name has been wiped from Pakistani television and radio, leaving X as "the only independent platform" to highlight this injustice. However, she alleged that her account is now being limited on X. Citing Grok, X's AI tool, Goldsmith claimed her account has been "secretly throttled," with posts about Khan's jail conditions and his sons' access to him being algorithmically hidden.
Visibility decline
Goldsmith highlights drop in post visibility
Goldsmith said Grok's analysis revealed a drastic drop in her account's visibility, despite having over 3.5 million followers. Her posts averaged 400-900 million impressions per month through 2023 and early 2024, but she claimed total impressions for 2025 were just 28.6 million, a drop of 97%. May 2025 was a key moment, when one of her posts briefly crossed four million impressions on the day Pakistan lifted its ban on X, before visibility "instantly collapsed to near zero" again.
Pressure allegations
Goldsmith accuses Pakistani authorities of pressuring X
Goldsmith alleged that Grok attributed this suppression to pressure from Pakistani authorities, who she claimed prioritized monitoring criticism from Khan's immediate family. English journalist Piers Morgan also spoke against the "obvious suppression" of support for Imran Khan in response to Goldsmith's tweet. "What's happening to Imran Khan is outrageous," he said, hoping Musk could stop this suppression and ensure basic human rights for Khan.
Protests and scrutiny
Khan's family protests and international scrutiny
Goldsmith's appeal comes amid renewed protests by Khan's family and supporters over his detention. His sister Aleema Khan accused authorities of torturing him and keeping him in "illegal isolation" at Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi. Despite weekly visits by family members, they have been denied permission to meet him, she said. The United Nations human rights experts also criticized Khan's detention as arbitrary, a charge rejected by the Pakistani government.