The far-right figure known as ‘Tommy Robinson’ has appeared to admit searching for underage gay porn. He was trying to dismiss the idea, but it didn’t go well.
Robinson had posted an attack on Keir Starmer that involved a screenshot of an ad promising “Gay love/No age limit.” But deleted it after an X user pointed out that YouTube personalises ads to its users based on their search and watch activity.
Rather than ignore the laughter that resulted from his slip, Tommy Robinson tried to ‘explain’. At length. This involved publishing a long X post in which he tried to appear to be laughing off the matter — but then admitted, apparently inadvertently — that he had been searching for what the embarrassing screenshot promised. He wrote (shouty ALL-CAPS are original):
Just so you all know, I get adverts on YouTube to donate to the building of a new mosque, I get adverts asking me to donate to Gazans in Palestine.
Do you think I want to donate to the building of new mosques, or donate to well fed plump Gazans who have not been genocided?
Of course not!!!
But they appear in my feeds regardless.
Why?
Because I research whats [sic] going on in the world, the algorithm thinks that’s what I want to see as an advertisement.
That’s what algorithms do.
If any of you think I want to donate to the building of a new command and control centre (a mosque) you are obviously removed.
But trolls generally are removed.
So, he gets mosque donation appeals because… he searches for them.
He gets appeals for money to Gaza because… he searches for them.
He gets appeals for underage gay porn because…
Mkay…
This over-explanation only added to the hilarity, as this small selection from the many responses demonstrates:
Nothing says “I’m not bothered!” Like deleting your post then writing an essay telling everyone you’re not bothered and it WASN’T EVEN ME ANYWAY!!!
— Jimmy Pop (@_shikari__) January 14, 2026
“Because I research whats going on in the world, the algorithm thinks that’s what I want to see as an advertisement.”… So you’re researching gay dating apps with no age limit? pic.twitter.com/QOJqiOYDdJ
— Jon (@JonnyCole98) January 14, 2026
— Seany (@seanheld) January 14, 2026
— TLTM (@TLTM32) January 14, 2026
Oh Tommy Throbinforcockinson pic.twitter.com/p0BisrK8hM
— Danny AVFC (@danielhavfc) January 14, 2026
If you say so babes. pic.twitter.com/vi6Aurq4Ce
— mick (@dxbqg2gf6t) January 14, 2026
Enjoy the rest of the (currently) almost 1,000 replies here — at least until that post gets deleted too.
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