The White House has condemned the words of Elon Musk, owner of the social media platform Referring to a post by Musk on
“We condemn in the strongest terms this abhorrent promotion of anti-Semitic and racist hatred, which runs counter to our fundamental values ??as Americans,” Bates said.
“We all have a responsibility to unite people against hate and an obligation to speak out against anyone who attacks the dignity of our fellow Americans and compromises the safety of our communities,” he added.
The White House reaction referred to a post by Musk in which the controversial Tesla and SpaceX mogul responded to an anti-Semitic post on X with the words: “You told the real truth.”
The White House and several US media outlets have interpreted the original post as a reference to a long-standing conspiracy theory among white supremacists that Jews have a secret plan to bring in illegal immigrants in order to weaken the white majorities.
The idea was promoted, among others, by someone who, in 2018, attacked a synagogue in the city of Pittsburgh with bullets and murdered 11 people. “It is unacceptable to repeat at any time the horrible lie behind the most horrific act of anti-Semitism in American history, much less one month after the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust,” Bates said, referring to the attack by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Israel on October 7.
On the other hand, the European Commission has asked its advertising services to stop running campaigns on
“We have seen disinformation and hate speech on different platforms recently (…) and we have advised our services to avoid advertising (on asked about information reported by the Politico media.
He added that Brussels will analyze the “evolution of the situation” and will decide later based on the circumstances. He recalled that the Commission “regularly evaluates” the situation to determine whether it is “in accordance” with its communication policy objectives to advertise in certain media or networks.
“We are in contact with X and other platforms and we await their responses,” he indicated. The same spokesperson specified that even if advertising campaigns are suspended, Commission services can continue to use network X for communications.
The Commission has warned all heads of service and general directors of the institution of disinformation in X, in particular in relation to the war between Israel and Hamas, which has led the institution to recommend the temporary suspension of advertising in that platform, until further notice and to avoid damage to the reputation of the Community Executive, according to Politico.
Last October, Brussels gave a notice to the owner of from Hamas to Israel.
