Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleCopy linkX, Elon Musk’s social media platform, has agreed to implement stronger measures to combat terrorist content and illegal hate speech in the UK, following intensive engagement with regulator Ofcom. The platform has committed to blocking access to accounts linked to proscribed terrorist groups in the UK and to removing illegal hate and terror content within 24 hours. These commitments are deemed “particularly important” by Ofcom, following a series of antisemitic incidents in the UK, including stabbings and a suspected arson attack targeting the Jewish community. Ofcom will closely monitor X's compliance by requiring the platform to submit quarterly performance data over a 12-month period, which will be reviewed against online safety targets. While Ofcom's Online Safety Group Director, Oliver Griffiths, called this a “step forward”, the chief executive of the Antisemitism Policy Trust, Danny Stone, welcomed the action but criticised X for “failing in so many regards to tackle open racism on its platform.”In fullX agrees to crack down on terror content in UK after antisemitic attacksMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Elon Musk’s X commits to tougher action on terrorist content and hate speech in UK
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleCopy linkX, Elon Musk’s social media platform, has agreed to implement stronger measures to combat terrorist content and illegal hate speech in the UK, following intensive engagement with regulator Ofcom. The platform has committed to blocking access to accounts linked to proscribed terrorist groups in the UK and to removing illegal hate and terror content within 24 hours. These commitments are deemed “particularly important” by Ofcom, following a series of antisemitic incidents in the UK, including stabbings and a suspected arson attack targeting the Jewish community. Ofcom will closely monitor X's compliance by requiring the platform to submit quarterly performance data over a 12-month period, which will be reviewed against online safety targets. While Ofcom's Online Safety Group Director, Oliver Griffiths, called this a “step forward”, the chief executive of the Antisemitism Policy Trust, Danny Stone, welcomed the action but criticised X for “failing in so many regards to tackle open racism on its platform.”In fullX agrees to crack down on terror content in UK after antisemitic attacksMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
