Media regulator announces commitments by Elon Musk’s platform to crack down on terrorist and hate content
Elon Musk’s X platform has pledged to block UK access to accounts linked to banned terrorist groups under an agreement with the communications regulator to crack down on terrorist and hate content.
X will also review suspected illegal terrorist and hate content within 48 hours and seek expert advice on how to handle user reports of such content.
The UK’s media regulator, Ofcom, announced the commitments as part of a drive to ensure social media platforms have the right systems in place to deal with terrorist and hate material, amid concerns that dangerous content is still not being dealt with on large sites.
Oliver Griffiths, Ofcom’s online safety group director, said: “Following intensive engagement carried out by Ofcom’s online safety team, X have committed to implementing stronger protections for UK users, which we will now monitor closely.”
