Musk’s X has taken down hundreds of Hamas-linked accounts, CEO says. An expert says it’s not enough

By KELVIN CHAN
AP Business Writer

LONDON (AP) — The head of Elon Musk’s social media platform X says the company formerly known has Twitter has removed hundreds of Hamas-linked accounts and taken down or labeled tens of thousands of pieces of content since the militant group’s attack on Israel. One expert called it “a drop in the bucket.” CEO Linda Yaccarino on Thursday outlined efforts by X to combat illegal content flourishing on the platform. She was responding to a European Union request for information on how X is complying with the EU’s tough new digital rules during the Israel-Hamas war. The conflict is one of the first major tests for the groundbreaking rules that took effect in August.