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X agrees to crack down on terror content in UK after antisemitic attacks

The Independent·Nicole Wootton-Cane·17 days ago
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X has agreed on a series of measures to crack down on terrorist content and illegal hate speech in the UK following a string of antisemitic attacks. Elon Musk ’s social media platform will block access to accounts linked to proscribed terrorist groups in the UK and has committed to take down illegal hate and terror content within 24 hours, according to an update from regulator Ofcom. It said it has evidence of harmful and illegal content linked to terrorism on the UK’s largest social media platforms, and that it expects technology companies to take “firm action”. Oliver Griffiths, Ofcom’s Online Safety Group Director, said the commitments are “particularly important” following a series of incidents targeting the Jewish community in the UK. Last month, two British Jews were stabbed in an attack in Golders Green, and in March a suspected arson attack allegedly targeted Jewish community ambulances in north-west London.…

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