Musk to meet Israeli President, hostage families
Israeli President Isaac Herzog was expected to meet Elon Musk overnight on Monday and emphasise ‘the need to act to combat rising anti-Semitism online’.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog was expected to meet Elon Musk overnight on Monday and emphasise “the need to act to combat rising anti-Semitism online”.
Mr Musk, owner of X, has come under fire over what critics say is a proliferation of hate speech on the social media site since his takeover.
He has also been accused by the White House of “abhorrent promotion” of anti-Semitism after endorsing a conspiracy theory seen as accusing Jews of trying to weaken white majorities.
Mr Herzog’s office said the meeting would be joined by “representatives of families of hostages held by Hamas, who will speak about the horrors of the Hamas terror attack on October 7, and of the ongoing pain and uncertainty for those held captive”.
Mr Musk, the world’s richest person, said that while his website could not stop all hate speech before it was posted, he was “generally against attacking any group, no matter who it is”.
X Corp is suing non-profit Media Matters on grounds it has driven away advertisers by portraying the site as rife with anti-Semitic content.
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