X takes down hundreds of Hamas-linked accounts, says, 'no place' for terrorist organisations

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Also Read: Israel-Hamas War LIVE Updates: X takes down hundreds of Hamas-linked accounts, says, 'no place' for terrorist entities As reported by ANI, X's rapid reaction can be attributed to a 24-hour ultimatum delivered by Thierry Breton, the European Union industry chief, to Elon Musk. In his message, Breton called upon Musk to address the propagation of disinformation on X and adhere to the recently established EU online content rules.

Breton expressed apprehensions regarding the platform's purported involvement in disseminating unlawful content and misinformation within the European Union. Also Read:'Babies murdered, burned by Hamas monsters': Israel shares photos amid war The EU's Digital Services Act (DSA), recently put into effect, mandates that major online platforms such as X and Meta's Facebook (META.O) must adopt a more proactive stance in eliminating unlawful content and tackling challenges to public safety and democratic discourse, ANI reported.

Yaccarino stressed that subsequent to the attack, X formed a leadership team to swiftly assess the situation. In a written communication directed to Breton, Yaccarino conveyed X's readiness to have more extensive interactions with the EU and its team, which could potentially involve arranging a meeting to tackle particular concerns.

Also Read: Israel-Hamas War: Kremlin blames US policy failure for conflict, warns of regional escalation risk X indicated that it promptly addressed over 80 takedown requests from the EU as per the stipulated time frame. Furthermore, the platform confirmed that it had not received any notifications from Europol regarding the presence of illicit content on its platform, ANI reported.