According to American media, Musk is considering removing X, formerly Twitter, from the European Union. Musk reportedly discussed internally, according to an anonymous source at the company, the possibility of leaving the European market. The entrepreneur himself has not yet responded to the report. The European Commission has not commented as of yet.
X CEO Linda Yaccarino said earlier this week that the platform 'has suspended hundreds of Hamas-related accounts and removed tens of thousands of pieces of content from its platform.' Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg stated that his company Meta, following a summons from the European Union, has removed about 800,000 Arabic and Hebrew posts and videos in the three days since the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel.
According to Facebook, seven times as many videos and articles were removed after the attack compared to the daily average, especially those praising Hamas. In addition, the 'threshold is lowered' for forwarding and promoting such articles and videos. Furthermore, Facebook said that certain hashtags are automatically blocked and that reported livestreams are being monitored more closely for the time being.
The company made this known in response to a letter from European Commissioner Thierry Breton, which warned media chiefs that their platforms are being used to spread disinformation.
Facebook's response stands in stark contrast to that of X, formerly known as Twitter, which has asked Brussels for more information about violations on its site. A similar warning was previously sent to X CEO Elon Musk. The EU has since opened an investigation to determine whether X complies with 'indications.'