00:00 The European Commission is investigating whether social media platform X allowed the dissemination
00:06 of false information, violent content and hate speech after the Hamas attack in Israel.
00:13 It's the first investigation under Brussels' new tech rules.
00:17 The Digital Services Act aims to keep users safe online and stop the spread of harmful
00:22 content.
00:24 This has confirmed it's removed hundreds of Hamas-affiliated accounts in the past few
00:30 days.
00:31 It says it's also deleted or tagged tens of thousands of items related to terrorism.
00:36 The Commission has given ex-owner Elon Musk one week to explain how the platform's crisis
00:41 response protocol is functioning.
00:43 The Commission has also urged social media platforms Meta and TikTok to do more to tackle
00:49 false information.
00:51 Social media companies have seen a spike in potentially harmful posts about the Israel-Hamas
00:56 conflict.
00:57 [SWOOSH]
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