Israel-Hamas War: The ongoing war between Israel and Hamas is about to complete one week. So far, about 3 thousand people have lost their lives in this war. It started with Hamas’s attack on Israel. Hamas terrorists entered Israel and brutally killed innocent children, elderly people and women. In retaliation, Israel has hit the main base of Hamas in ‘Gaza Strip’ with bombs and missile attacks. Common people are losing their lives on both sides. Meanwhile, social media is being used to portray Hamas as a victim of this war and create an atmosphere in its favor. Elon Musk’s social media platform X (formerly Twitter) has taken major action against such people. X has closed more than 100 accounts related to Hamas. The company was warned about this by the European Union. X CEO Linda Yaccarino has confirmed that after the Israel-Hamas war, hundreds of accounts have been closed and the content of many accounts has been blocked. These handles were associated with Hamas and were spreading misinformation. In a post, X CEO Linda Yaccarino wrote that in response to Hamas’s terrorist attack on Israel, we have redistributed resources and refocused on internal teams, who are working around the clock to deal with this situation. Are.
Everyday we’re reminded of our global responsibility to protect the public conversation by ensuring everyone has access to real-time information and safeguarding the platform for all our users. In response to the recent terrorist attack on Israel by Hamas, we’ve redistributed… https://t.co/VR2rsK0J9K— Linda Yaccarino (@lindayaX) October 12, 2023
It is noteworthy that after the attack on Israel, many photos and videos were made viral on Facebook. Some of these were extremely objectionable. In many videos terrorists were seen killing people. The European Union had asked to take strict action against accounts sharing such videos. After this warning, immediate action was taken by X. If X did not take action, he could have been fined or banned.