Elon Musk’s X said that it scrubbed or labeled tens of thousands of posts including “illegal” content since the Israel-Gaza war, responding to warnings to stem the spread of fake news around the conflict. Chief executive Linda Yaccarino posted her formal response after European Commissioner Thierry Breton urged Silicon Valley’s social media players to throttle disinformation. He said that X, formerly known as Twitter, was hosting illegal content and called on Elon Musk to take quick action.
