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Revealed: Leaked document shows X’s controversial rules on Israel and Palestine content

As the European Commission probes Elon Musk’s platform over its policies on the conflict, the Business Post has obtained the confidential rules governing it

Men carry away an injured girl following an Israeli strike on the town of Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip in October 2023. Picture: Getty

As the EU launches a landmark investigation into Elon Musk’s X over how it polices illegal content, the Business Post can reveal how its policies are allowing users to post extreme and violent material about the Israel-Hamas conflict without being suspended or banned from the platform.

A leaked document shows X users can publish several types of antisemitic or anti-Arab slurs – and can also incite violence against Tel Aviv, Gaza and other cities – ...