Elon Musk · The Guardian Technology
X to block UK access to accounts linked to terrorist groups in Ofcom agreement
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Elon Musk’s X platform has promised 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.
Key facts
- X has faced regular criticism over its moderation since it was bought by Musk for $44bn (£33bn) in 2022, when the platform was known as Twitter — It will also review, within 48 hours, at least 85% of illegal terrorist and hate content flagged by its illegal-content reporting tool
- 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
- Danny Stone, the chief executive of the Antisemitism Policy Trust, said the agreement was a “good start” but that X was still “failing in so many regards” to tackle racism on its platform
Summary
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 had the right systems in place to deal with terrorist and hate material, amid concerns that dangerous content was 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 they will now monitor closely.