X commits to faster UK hate, terror content reviews

X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, has committed to new measures to combat illegal hate speech and terrorist content for users in the United Kingdom, Britain's media regulator Ofcom announced Friday.

Under the agreement, reached after months of regulatory engagement, X will review reports of suspected illegal hate and terrorism-related posts within 24 hours on average through its reporting tool. The platform also pledged to assess at least 85 percent of such reports within 48 hours. Additional steps include restricting access in the UK to accounts operated by or on behalf of organizations banned under British terrorism laws, and engaging external experts to improve its content reporting systems. Ofcom said these changes address concerns from civil society groups that previously flagged content without clear confirmation of receipt or action. X will submit quarterly performance data to the regulator over the next year for monitoring against safety targets.

The commitments come amid a rise in antisemitic incidents in the UK, including the stabbing of two men in north London's Golders Green last month, which police are treating as a terrorist incident, and a suspected...