Elon Musk to Meet Israel President Herzog, Families of Released Hostages

Israeli President Isaac Herzog will meet Elon Musk on Monday and emphasise “the need to act to combat rising anti-Semitism online,” the politician’s workplace stated Sunday.

Musk, proprietor of X, previously often called Twitter, has come beneath hearth over what critics say is a proliferation of hate speech on the social media website since his takeover.

He has additionally been accused by the White House of “abhorrent promotion” of anti-Semitism after endorsing a conspiracy principle seen as accusing Jews of making an attempt to weaken white majorities.

Herzog’s workplace stated the assembly can 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”.

“In their meeting, the President will emphasise the need to act to combat rising antisemitism online,” Herzog’s workplace stated.

In September, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Musk to fight anti-Semitism on X, calling on him to discover “the ability to stop not only anti-Semitism, or rolling it back as best you can, but any collective hatred”.

Musk, the world’s richest particular person, stated whereas his web site couldn’t cease all hate speech earlier than it was posted, he was “generally against attacking any group, no matter who it is”.

X Corp is at the moment suing nonprofit Media Matters on grounds it has pushed away advertisers by portraying the location as rife with anti-Semitic content material.

Musk has additionally threatened to file swimsuit towards the Anti-Defamation League over its claims that problematic and racist speech has soared on the location since he accomplished his $44-billion takeover.

(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and is revealed from a syndicated information company feed – AFP)