European Commissioner Thierry Breton and the UK’s Michelle Donelan want Elon Musk to get a grip on gruesome Israel attack videos posted on X.

Elon Musk has until the end of Wednesday to respond to demands from Brussels to remove graphic images and disinformation linked to the violence in Israel from his social network X — or face the full force of Europe’s new social media rules.

Thierry Breton, the European Union commissioner who oversees the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA) rules, wrote to the owner of X, formerly Twitter, to warn Musk of his obligations under the bloc’s content rules.

If Musk fails to comply, the EU’s rules state X could face fines of up to 6 percent of its revenue for potential wrongdoing. Under the regulations, social media companies are obliged to remove all forms of hate speech, incitement to violence and other gruesome images or propaganda that promote terrorist organizations.

Since Hamas launched its violent attacks on Israel on October 7, X has been flooded with images, videos and hashtags depicting — in graphic detail — how hundreds of Israelis have been murdered or kidnapped. Under X’s own policies, such material should also be removed immediately.

  • stealthnerd@lemmy.worldEnglish
    29·
    1 year ago

    No I don’t personally believe in absolute free speech I was just trying to offer perspective in response to a comment that was rejecting the concept outright.

    I do enjoy the rise it got out of this audience though.

      • stealthnerd@lemmy.worldEnglish
        14·
        1 year ago

        What’s sad is you being mean to a person for simply making a comment on a social media platform.

        • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
          21·
          1 year ago

          I do enjoy the rise it got out of this audience though

          Wait…

          I thought you just said you were trolling…

          Now your serious and it was a legitimate question?

          JK, I don’t give a fuck, I’m not even sure why I didn’t block you already.

          • stealthnerd@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            What? I never said I was trolling. I said I was offering a different perspective.

            It’s so bizarre how people are attacking me for that. You would think I said something awful.

            I did enjoy the reaction that my original comment got but only because the comment wasn’t intended to stir up controversy or invoke a strong reaction but clearly has.

            I was contributing to a conversation with a comment that I feel was quite harmless. I didn’t know free speech absolutism was such a feather rustling topic.