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X pledges quicker action on hate and terror content in the UK
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Social media platform X has pledged to review UK reports of suspected illegal hate and terrorist content within 24 hours on average, under commitments accepted by Ofcom.
Key facts
- While it has set a target to average less than 24 hours for its reviews, it has also promised to assess at least 85% of reports within 48 hours
- The UK has seen a series of recent attacks targeting Jewish communities, including the Heaton Park Synagogue attack in Manchester in October 2025, an attack in Golders Green in April, and recent
- Danny Stone, chief executive of the Antisemitism Policy Trust, said the action was a "good start" but that there was still more
- Social media platform X has pledged to review UK reports of suspected illegal hate and terrorist content within 24 hours on average, under commitments accepted by Ofcom
Summary
The Elon Musk-owned company said this would apply to content flagged through its illegal content reporting tool. Ofcom's online safety director Oliver Griffiths called the commitments a "step forward" and said they were of particular importance after recent religiously-motivated crimes targeting Jewish communities in the UK. Ofcom said a separate investigation into X's AI tool Grok, over concerns it was used to create sexualised images, is ongoing. The announcement follows the launch of an Ofcom compliance programme in December, assessing whether the biggest social media companies have adequate systems and processes for dealing with reports of illegal hate and terror material.