Twitter slipped on removing hate speech even before Elon Musk takeover, E.U. says

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Twitter and some of its social media competitors fell behind this year in their removal of hateful posts that are illegal in Europe, regulators there say.

Musk on Thursday announced that he would loosen enforcement even further, tweeting that he would grant a general"amnesty" next week to accounts that Twitter has previously suspended.

“Last year, I called on companies to reverse the overall downward trend of notice-and-action without delay. This has not fully happened yet — companies must clearly step up their commitment,” Reynders said in a statement.

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