Palantir under fire for X 'manifesto' from co-founder Alex Karp

The boss of the controversial tech company with UK government contracts published a 22-point plan on the future of the West.

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But the post from Palantir - a 22-point manifesto of sorts - currently has over 30 million views on X.

It is the work of the controversial company's co-founder and chief executive, who has criticised the belief that all cultures are equal and called for universal national service.

Alex Karp also called the disarmament of Germany and Japan after World War Two an "overcorrection", backed AI weapons and condemned "ruthless exposure" of the private lives of public figures.

Karp's views matter - his company's growing roster of UK government contracts include the NHS, the Ministry of Defence (MoD), the Financial Conduct Authority and 11 police forces.