Musk meets with Israeli president and hostage families
Israeli President Isaac Herzog will meet with Elon Musk on Monday to emphasize “the need to act to combat rising anti-Semitism online,” the politician’s office announced on Sunday.
Musk, the owner of Company X, formerly known as Twitter, has been criticized by critics for rampant hate speech on the social media site since the acquisition.
He has also been accused by the White House of “abhorrent promotion” of anti-Semitism after endorsing a conspiracy theory in which Jews are seen as trying to undermine the white majority.
Herzog’s office said the meeting “will include representatives from the families of hostages held by Hamas, and will discuss the horror of the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack and the ongoing suffering and anxiety of the prisoners.” “I will speak,” he said.
“During the meeting, the president will emphasize the need to act to combat rising anti-Semitism online,” Herzog’s office said.
In September, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Musk to fight anti-Semitism against He asked them to find “the ability to stop this.”
Musk, the world’s richest man, said that while his website could not stop all hate speech before it was posted, “generally speaking, it is not possible to attack any group, no matter who it is.” I am against it,” he said.
X Corp is currently suing the nonprofit Media Matters, accusing it of driving out advertisers by portraying the site as full of anti-Semitic content.
Musk also files a lawsuit against the Anti-Defamation League over what he claims is a spike in problematic racist speech on the site since completing the $44 billion acquisition. he threatened.
Source: guardian.ng