UK media regulator says X promises to crack down on terrorist and hate content
The platform also promised to assess 85% of reports within 48 hours and submit quarterly performance data for a year, Ofcom said.
- On Friday, Elon Musk's social media platform X pledged to crack down on hate and terrorist content in Britain, committing to review suspected illegal material within 24 hours on average and assess at least 85% of reports within 48 hours, according to regulator Ofcom.
- Recent antisemitic violence in Britain, including a double stabbing in Golders Green last month and suspected arson targeting Jewish community sites, prompted the regulatory action after Ofcom's December compliance programme found organisations had flagged 'multiple pieces' of content to X with unclear follow-up.
- X will block UK access to accounts linked to proscribed terrorist groups and submit quarterly performance data to Ofcom over a 12-month period while engaging experts to improve its reporting systems.
- Civil society groups responded cautiously: Danny Stone of the Antisemitism Policy Trust called the action a 'good start' but said X was 'failing in so many regards to tackle open racism,' while Iman Atta of Tell Mama stressed the test was 'not what is promised, but what is delivered.'
- The agreement reflects broader regulatory challenges facing X, as Grok's nonconsensual deepfake scandal triggered European Union investigations and French prosecutors pursued charges last week against Musk and X including denial of crimes against humanity.
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