- By Ashish Singh
- Thu, 12 Oct 2023 02:23 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
X, a social media network, formerly known as Twitter, has taken major steps to remove or categorise thousands of pieces of content in response to European Union (EU) industry chief Thierry Breton's ultimatum to combat the spread of disinformation following the Hamas attack on Israel. Linda Yaccarino, the platform's CEO, said that hundreds of Hamas-affiliated accounts had been terminated.
Breton imposed a 24-hour deadline for action in order to comply with new EU online content regulations. Breton had voiced worry that X was being used to spread false information and unlawful content throughout the European Union. These moves coincide with the EU's implementation of the Digital Services Act (DSA), which mandates that major internet platforms, such as Facebook from X and Meta, delete illegal information and take steps to safeguard public safety and civic dialogue.
In order to meet the changing situation, Yaccarino claimed that X had reorganised its internal teams and resources, yet precise modifications were not specified. She added that soon after the Hamas attack, the corporation put together a senior team to analyse the situation.
Yaccarino wrote to Breton to emphasise the platform's accessibility to communicate with EU authorities and to ask for more information in order to respond appropriately. Additionally, X has immediately complied with more than 80 EU takedown requests and hasn't gotten any alerts from Europol about any unlawful content on the network.
Breton had given Meta a similar warning the day before, giving the business a 24-hour deadline to let him know what steps were being taken to stop the dissemination of false material on its platforms following the attack by Israel.