Elon Musk's social media platform, X, is under scrutiny for allegedly facilitating payments to accounts linked to US-sanctioned terrorist organizations like Hezbollah and Hamas. The Tech Transparency Project found that X allowed these accounts to use premium features, which enhance their ability to raise funds and disseminate propaganda. Even its chatbot, Grok, appears to be aiding these efforts. The findings raise serious concerns about the effectiveness of X's enforcement policies against sanctioned individuals, prompting a discussion about the platform's responsibility in such matters.
Back in February, Elon Musk skewered the Treasury Department for lacking "basic controls" to stop payments to terrorist organizations, boasting at the Oval Office that "any company" has those controls.
On X, Premium subscribers pay $8 monthly or $84 annually... These subscriptions come with perks, allowing suspected terrorist accounts to share longer text and video posts, offer subscribers paid content, create communities, accept gifts, and amplify their propaganda.
Disturbingly, the TTP found that X's chatbot, Grok, also appears to be helping to whitewash accounts linked to sanctioned terrorists.
In a report released Thursday, the Tech Transparency Project (TTP) flagged popular accounts likely linked to US-sanctioned terrorists...suggesting that X may be going against its own policies.
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