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Office of Communications accepted X's public commitments on illegal hate and terror content

On 15 May 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) accepted a set of commitments from X relating to the handling of illegal hate and terrorist content affecting UK users. X committed to reviewing and assessing UK-reported suspected illegal terrori…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, ML and AI development
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
consumer protection authority

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2026-01-12
under deliberation

On 12 January 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) opened an investigation into X Internet Un…

2026-02-03
under investigation

On 3 February 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) determined that xAI is out of Ofcom's juri…

2026-02-17
under investigation

On 17 February 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) published a transparency notice announcin…

2026-05-15
under investigation

On 15 May 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) accepted a set of commitments from X relating …